Li Yi looked at the city behind him coldly, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said calmly: "Is the Sai Empire? I will come back to avenge my shame."

When Li Yi and his group returned to the Chinese fortress, it was already two days later. It was already evening when they arrived at the fortress. Li Yi took a lot of saliva before he got permission to enter the fortress.

As soon as he entered the city, Li Yi was severely interrogated.

"Name."

"Li Yi."

"Position."

"Chief of the Second Knights of the Central Army."

“The purpose of coming here.”

“Salary.”

“Salary?”

"Well, we were ordered to station the magic crystal mine in Wu'an Country Middle School, but the Sai army suddenly attacked a few days ago. After two days of resistance, we couldn't resist it, so we had to withdraw our troops."

"As far as I know, our Southern Legion sent two teams of troops to support you four days ago. Why are you the only ones who escape now, and the other troops?"

"According to my estimate, all the troops in other troops should have been killed." Li Yi said indifferently, as if the 20,000 troops had nothing to do with him.

However, after hearing Li Yi's answer, the commander who interrogated Li Yi could not suppress his anger. "Captain Li Yi, please pay attention to the tone of your speech. What does 'according to your estimate' mean? Thirty-seven and thirty-eight teams are also considered elite troops in our Southern Legion. They were ordered to support you. As a result, you told me that according to your estimate, they were all killed. Didn't you fight side by side with them?"

"Sir, you're right. I really didn't fight side by side with them." Li Yi shrugged and said meaninglessly.

"Then, you are a deserter. When you saw your friendly troops trapped, you led your wrong escape?" The commander was completely furious and stood up and pointed at Li Yi's nose.

"I don't deny that I did not support them, because they were going to die, and I was also responsible for the soldiers under my command. I cannot send my soldiers up and let the enemy behead them even though I knew it was very dangerous." Li Yi did not avoid the chief's question at all. Faced with the other party's rage, Li Yi still said calmly.

Seeing Li Yi so stubborn, Alice was already stomping her feet in a hurry. Although Li Yi's approach was right, he gave up his friendly forces and evacuated alone. Now facing the chief's interrogation, Li Yi not only did not defend himself, but instead did not ask any questions about what the other party asked and admitted whatever he asked. If he really got angry about the chief interrogation and wanted to convict Li Yi, then Li Yi would be unreasonable.

The interrogation chief now seemed to have gone wild. Faced with Li Yi's calm appearance, the chief now wanted to draw his sword and kill Li Yi. It was the first time he had seen him as a deserter who was so righteous.

Unwilling to see things go on like this, Alice had to bite the bullet and said, "Report, sir, can I say a few words?"

"Who are you? Is there any part of you here to speak?" The interrogator was already angry. Now, seeing Alice suddenly interrupted, she couldn't help but expose her anger on Alice.

"She is the deputy leader of the Second Knights. She also has the right words for the specific matters of our team. Chief, can't she say a few words?" Seeing the interrogation chief being angry with Alice, Li Yi couldn't help but feel angry. In his heart, no one except himself is allowed to look at Alice.

"You..., you are so good, Commander Li Yi, I have been a soldier for half my life. It's the first time I have seen a soldier as arrogant as you. OK, comrade, what do you want to say? Now you can speak." Seeing that Li Yi dared to show his face to himself, the chief interrogation officer was so angry that he even trembled when he spoke.

Alice looked at Li Yi with resentment and signaled him not to speak anymore. Then she smiled and said to the interrogator: "Sir, I hope you don't get angry. I'll apologize to you first. He has this temper. In fact, he didn't mean to anger you." After that, Alice winked at Li Yi again and signaled that Li Yi would apologize to the other party as soon as possible.

Seeing Alice's anxious look, Li Yi didn't want to make her too embarrassed. Following Alice's intention, Li Yi tried hard to squeeze out a smile, and then said, "Yes, sir. Actually, I don't mean to contradict you at all, but I'm a straightforward person and offended her so much just now, I hope you don't blame me."

Seeing Alice and Li Yi singing together, and listening to Alice's beautiful woman's delicate voice, the interrogation chief immediately calmed down. He waved his hand casually and said, "Well, just pay more attention in the future. This means I have a good temper. If it were another chief, I would have pulled him out and beaten the thirty army sticks. Comrade Deputy Commander, what do you want to say? Let's talk about it now."

Seeing that the interrogation chief finally eased his attitude, Alice felt relieved. After sorting out his thoughts, Alice slowly said: "Our Central Army Second Knights received a task to guard the Magic Crystal Mine in Wu'an Country more than a month ago, and then escorted the second prince of the Empire, Kevin, here. But just a few days ago, the Sai Empire suddenly became in trouble and sent 100,000 troops to attack the capital of Wu'an Country. Li Yi should have escorted Prince Kevin all the way back to the country, but because he thought of the responsibilities given to him by His Majesty, he chose to stay in Wu'an Country to defend. In fact, the small town of Wu'an Country was about to be broken when he was attacked by the Sai Army on the first day. Thanks to Li Yi's strange move and leading 5,000 knights out of the city to rush, the Wu'an Country was able to be safe."

Alice's voice was extremely pleasant, and she spoke like a bird's singing. In addition, she was talking nice things for Li Yi, so when she said that Li Yi went out of the city to meet the enemy, the interrogator could not help but look at Li Yi with approval.

Seeing the chief's praise, Alice knew that her words had already worked. She paused for a moment, and then slowly told the story of Pingyang Kingdom and Huaning Kingdom surrendering to the enemy. The defeat was decided at that time, but Li Yi was unable to make the best of his thousands of troops. Finally, in order to preserve his strength, he ordered the withdrawal of troops. As for the defeat of Commander Cheno and Commander Garrick, they had no choice but to retreat.

After listening to Alice's story, the interrogator's interviewer also fully understood the story of the matter. When he spoke again, his tone was not as stiff as before. "Since the story of the matter is like this, then Captain Li Yi's decision is understandable. In that case, even if he leads thousands of people into the battle, it will only increase casualties."

Seeing that the interrogation chief's attitude was eased, Li Yi no longer showed a bad face. He stood up and said apologetically: "Thank you, the chief, for understanding my difficulties. He was really powerless to make the situation back then. Even if he had a chance of winning, I, Li Yi, would not watch the defeat of the friendly forces."

"Well, I will report this matter reasonably to the commander above. Commander Li Yi will also blame himself. On the battlefield, victory or defeat is common for military strategists. As long as you do not escape without fighting, this is not a shame for soldiers. Also, you don't have to call the commander, you are just an inspector in the Southern Legion. In terms of position, we are considered to be at the same level. You can call me Gavin in the future."

"Then thank you Brother Gawen. After I return to the imperial capital, I will explain it clearly to General Luo Ning in person." Li Yi saluted and said politely.

"Brother Li Yi is going to leave and return to the imperial capital one day. Speaking of General Luo Ning, he is a god-level figure in our army. I hope he has the opportunity to see the old general's appearance." Speaking of General Luo Ning, Gavin also showed an admiration.

"I will bring Brother Gavin's meaning, haha. I'm going to let the troops rest overnight and we will continue to go out tomorrow. After all, this time it's considered that I failed to complete the task, so I have to go back and be punished quickly." Li Yi said jokingly.

"Haha, I said, Commander Li Yi doesn't have to blame himself too much. Faced with that situation, no one can have the ability to turn the tables. To be disrespectful, perhaps General Luo Ning came, and probably might not be able to preserve such a small city as Wu'an Guodu." Gavin said comfortingly, hoping that Li Yi would not care too much about the winner and loser of this war.

Li Yi smiled freely, then said goodbye and withdrew from the interrogation room with Alice.

That night, Li Yi and his five thousand soldiers were sleeping on the ground, and they did not even remove their armor. The next day, just as dawn, Li Yi led the cavalry of the Second Knights to go out again and marched towards the imperial capital.

Because when he came, he needed to escort the envoys, so Li Yi and his team were not at all responsible. Now they had no burden, and Li Yi was anxious to return to the imperial capital to report military information. The troops traveled almost day and night, and in just five days, the large army returned to the imperial capital.

Without wasting any time, Li Yi brought the troops into the Central Army barracks and ordered the troops to rest together. Then he hurried to General Luo Ning's mansion, hoping to report the matter to the old general in person.

After passing the layers of notifications, Li Yi finally entered General Luo Ning's study. However, after seeing General Luo Ning, Li Yi showed that the old general had a sad face.

"Secretary Li Yi, please see General Luo Ning." After entering the study, Li Yi said respectfully.

"Li Yi, you're back. Oh, it's great if you can come back alive." When General Luo Ning saw Li Yi, he lamented for a moment, walked forward, and helped Li Yi up.

"Why is the general like this? Could it be that the loss of the magic crystal mine in Wu'anguo brought punishment to the old general?" Seeing General Luo Ning's rare sad face, Li Yi couldn't help but ask worriedly.

"If it were just a matter of the Magic Crystal Mine, how could it make me sigh so much? Li Yi, in fact, you don't have to bear any responsibility for the loss of that Magic Crystal Mine."

"What does the general say? Li Yi knows that I should be fully responsible for the loss of the Magic Crystal Mine this time. I don't need the general to be so embarrassed and help me cover up my crime."

Hearing Li Yi's words, General Luo Ning couldn't help but smile bitterly. "Li Yi, in the few days you rushed back to the imperial capital, you have had a major event that shocked the whole country."

"What a big deal?" Li Yi asked curiously.

"Speaking of this, this big thing is really related to the Magic Crystal Mine. In fact, a few days ago, the Sai Kingdom attacked Wu'an Kingdom, which seemed to be for the Magic Crystal Mine, but their real purpose was to attack our Tianlan Empire. Now, they have passed Wu'an Kingdom and the army continues to head north. Now they are at the fortress of China, and their troops have reached a terrifying 500,000."

General Luo Ning faced out the window and told Li Yi this amazing news heavily.

After hearing the amazing news that General Luo Ning said, Li Yi was also deeply shocked. After being stunned for a long time, Li Yi woke up from the shock and said, "Is Sai Country ready to attack our Tianlan Country on a large scale?"

"Well, yes. This is what they have planned for a long time and have made sufficient preparations for it." General Luo Ning said a little heavy. Although he was unwilling to admit it, it was already a fact.

"What preparations have they made? Now they have sent 500,000 troops to attack the Chinese fortress. How long can the Southern Legion last?" Li Yi asked.

"Li Yi, do you still remember Duke Vanessa?"

When Li Yi heard General Luo Ning suddenly talk about Duke Vanessa, he couldn't help but feel surprised, but he still said, "Of course I remember that I had met him when I was in Lily of the Valley."

"That Duke Vanessa is a secret move by the Sai Empire in our country. The Sai army in the south just captured the Chinese fortress, and the Duke Vanessa openly rebelled in the north."

"What!?" Li Yi was shocked when he heard General Luo Ning's words, than when he heard Sai sending troops to siege the Chinese fortress.

"In fact, the empire had already discovered that Vanessa had a disobedient heart. However, due to the lack of conclusive evidence, the old guy held heavy troops again, so it was difficult for the empire to take action directly. Now he finally waited for the opportunity. Although the empire could take action, he was attacked from both sides. The empire is now struggling."

"Have you ever seen the unjust intention of Duke Vanessa before?" Li Yi asked curiously, and then remembered the performance of Dean Gal when he was at Lily of the Valley Academy.

"Did even Dean Gal know that Duke Vanessa was restless before?" Li Yi thought to himself.

"Although I don't know why Vanessa took the world's ruthlessness and rebelled, now the empire has to find a way to deal with it."

"What is the current arrangement of the empire? Vanessa has 300,000 heavy troops in his hands, and isn't he guarding the Yunluo Fortress in the north? Now that he is starting a war, will the Atlan Empire take the opportunity to enter?" Thinking of the bad situation in the north, Li Yi was really worried about Tianlan Kingdom.

"Although the empire had no evidence to deal with Vanessa before, I could not really make any preparations. In fact, three years ago, the real garrison troops of the northern fortress had been replaced by the Western Legion. Tavanessa was just behind Yunluo Fortress and was an alternate force for the fortress." General Luo Ning said lightly.

Hearing General Luo Ning's words, Li Yi was also a little relieved. "What arrangements are the empire now? There are 500,000 Sai's army in the south and 300,000 Vanessa's anti-army in the north. Should the empire be prepared to go north or south first?" Although Li Yi did not understand military affairs, he also knew that matters need to be prioritized.

"Your Majesty had already held a military meeting yesterday. Several legion commanders believed that the important task now was to quell the civil strife in Vanessa. After all, the 300,000 anti-army troops were in the heart of the empire. If they were allowed to show their strength, there would be endless troubles in the future."

"What should I do with the Chinese fortress? Can the Southern Legion alone hold on to the offensive of Sai's 500,000 troops?" Li Yi said worriedly. I have just experienced the situation of being strong and weak.
Chapter completed!