The little female soldier who was desperate to find her family became a national hero

——Wheat Flower [Flower Language] Praise

Not long after, Shen Yiyi once again came to the old camphor tree where she had previously observed the battlefield.

This ancient camphor tree has lush branches and leaves and is majestic. Looking up, it seems to be at least as tall as a five-story building.

The diameter of the tree is so thick that even if ten Shen Yiyi held hands, they would not be able to hug it.

On the Y-shaped branch of this towering tree, there is a depression half a person's depth.

Due to years of accumulation of leaves and soaking in rain, this place is filled with fermented black humus and has an extremely bad smell.

When Shen Yiyi used this tree as an observation point before, she deliberately stayed away from this depression, but she didn't expect that she would have to rely on it to save her life now.

Shen Yiyi took a deep breath and prepared herself mentally.

Then she tied her clothes tightly around her wrists, neck and trouser legs to prevent any possible exposure.

Then, holding a straw in her mouth, she walked carefully to the depression and slowly immersed herself in the pile of humus. The unpleasant smell made her feel nauseous.

In order to avoid the detection of human body heat by certain special plants, it is far from enough to rely solely on the multifunctional anti-detection combat suit she is wearing.

Therefore, Shen Yiyi had to take this extreme approach to increase her chances of survival.

At the same time, in order to maintain the most basic body functions with oxygen obtained through a thin straw, Shen Yiyi had to reduce her breathing and heartbeat to an extremely dangerous level.

She learned this technique from an Army instructor in boot camp.

Looking back, Shen Yiyi entered the recruit training camp with her excellent physical fitness and soon attracted the attention of an army instructor.

He originally wanted to recruit her into his team, but Shen Yiyi was obsessed with her dream of becoming a navy soldier, so she politely declined the instructor's invitation.

However, the instructor who valued talents did not give up. He allowed Shen Yiyi to sit in on all his classes and even taught her some survival skills from time to time.

Surprisingly, Shen Yiyi showed an extraordinary talent for learning these unique skills and mastered them almost instantly.

This is also one of the important reasons why she was able to escape from the front line smoothly.

Not long after, the follow-up reinforcements of the invading army of the Riyuan Kingdom arrived as expected.

They did not rush to search for and pursue the "tyrants" who had already fled, but began to contact and gather the scattered soldiers around.

At the same time, they did not retreat quickly as Shen Yiyi predicted. Instead, they began to tidy up the ruined camp and used it as a temporary base.

According to the strategic plan of these invaders, this will become the key starting point for their attack on Tara Ferry and Tengri Industrial City.

This also means that Shen Yiyi's original plan to emerge from her hiding place and escape after they leave has failed.

However, poor Shen Yiyi knew nothing about this. As she slowed down her breathing and heart rate, sleepiness came over her like a tide.

In this war-torn battlefield, she actually fell into a deep sleep.

Just as Shen Yiyi fell into a deep sleep, the National Defense Army Headquarters in Lihai City, the capital of Huayue Kingdom, was in chaos.

There is a lot of communication here, people are rushing back and forth, and all kinds of sounds are intertwined, making it extremely noisy.

The information processor equipped with mechanical technology is busy processing thousands of front-line information. The combat staff of various military services have solemn expressions as they quickly input each piece of information they receive into the mechanical sandbox.

Right above the lobby of the Military Headquarters, the panoramic view of Huayue Kingdom is already in ruins. The cities captured by the invading army of Riyuan Kingdom are marked in blood-red, and one can visually see that dozens of cities have fallen.

Several other cities were marked in pure black, which meant that the city mother trees of these cities had been completely destroyed and would soon become wastelands.

In the office of the highest commander of the military department, Admiral Leng Kaihu, who was in charge of the command, was reporting the battle situation in detail to the Emperor of Huayue Kingdom who was present at the scene.

"Your Majesty, our Huayue Kingdom has completely lost control of the Liuli Islands. The border defense corps and three fleets stationed there were almost wiped out. The only ones that survived were a transport ship, a few light cruisers, and a battleship that returned early for special reasons."

"At the same time, the three fleets in the Bi Bo Islands area have withdrawn from the Bi Bo Islands area according to the order of the Military Command after losing more than 60% of their warships due to the disparity in strength between them and the enemy."

General Leng Kaihu's voice was hoarse. The war suddenly launched by the Sun Kite Empire had lasted for more than half a year. Due to the lack of preparation for the war, Huayue Kingdom has not been able to organize an effective defense, let alone a counterattack.

For this country that has been established for more than a hundred years, this is undoubtedly a life-and-death moment. Facing the well-prepared army of the Sun-kite Empire, the military strength of the Huayue Kingdom appears to be quite weak.

The eldest prince and the left prime minister who were in power previously ignored the history of aggression of the Sun Empire and repeatedly vetoed the proposals of the National Defense Army's military department to increase the budget, resulting in the National Defense Army facing long-term problems such as funding shortages, outdated warships, and insufficient training.

What made General Leng Kaihu even more frustrated was that the army was filled with a large number of young commanders who had never experienced the baptism of war.

Huayue Country has enjoyed peace for too long, and those older generals who shone in the founding war have now passed away. Now all that remains are the cases in textbooks and the statues in the square.

And now, what Huayue Kingdom needs most is time. The order for national mobilization has been issued. Factories and shipyards are operating at full capacity to rush to produce new tree armor and warships.

New soldiers continued to pour into the barracks for training. However, the next question was, would the goddess of victory favor Huayue Kingdom?

After listening to General Leng Kaihu's battle report, the old emperor finally put down the teacup in his hand, rubbed his forehead and said:

"General Leng, please tell me your difficulties and what you need me to do. As long as it is needed by the army, I will support it unconditionally."

The old emperor has not been involved in state affairs for many years, and has handed over all state affairs to the eldest prince and the left prime minister.

But this time, due to the seriousness of the situation and the current predicament caused by the previous governing mistakes of the eldest prince and the left prime minister, he had to come out again and take charge of power.

The old emperor continued, "The domestic situation is now turbulent. The loss of large tracts of sea, many giant islands, dozens of cities, and tens of millions of people is still fresh in our memory. The people's call for a counterattack is growing louder and louder. If Cuiwei Island is lost again, we will be completely passive, and even the forward base for the counterattack will no longer exist."

Seeing that General Leng Kaihu was about to speak, the old emperor waved his hand to stop him and continued:

"I know your suggestion. Giving up Cuiwei Island and making strategic adjustments and strategic confrontation to buy time seems to be a wise move. But at the moment, we actually have no way out."

Then he stood up and walked to General Leng Kaihu and continued:

"If Cuiwei Island is lost, the confidence of the people at home will be severely damaged. Losing two large sea areas will cause our national strength to lose one-third. By then, we will not only face the threat of foreign enemies from the Riyuan Kingdom, but also deal with possible resistance forces at home. Remember this sentence: 'When two meet on a narrow road, the brave will win.' At this moment, we need to fight hard."

After saying this, he turned around and signaled the eunuch to hand General Leng a document and added:

"This is all the strength that Huayue Nation can muster within ten days. I believe that as long as we can survive these hundred days, we can enter the strategic stalemate stage. Relying on our resources and production capacity, which is 70% higher than that of Riyuan Nation, we can launch a full-scale counterattack within a year."

"When two meet on a narrow road, the brave prevail. General Leng, even if there is only one city and one armed force left, we must hold on to the end! Cuiwei Island must not fall into the hands of the invaders from the Riyuan Kingdom. Our people are eager for victory, so we must give them victory. Public opinion needs heroes, so we will dig out heroes."

The old emperor's tone was calm but firm.

"Immediately send reinforcements to Cuiwei Island, integrate ground forces, and strive for a partial victory, even if it's only one victory. Do you understand what I mean?"

After saying this, the old emperor turned and walked towards the door. General Leng Kaihu nodded heavily.

He suddenly realized that he was no longer a simple soldier. When faced with political needs, he needed to consider much more than military aspects.

"We meet in this narrow road, and I hope that we will be the winner in the end." Looking at the old emperor's back as he walked away, General Leng Kaihu prayed silently to the goddess of victory in his heart.

At the same time, the sun set on the distant Cuiwei Island.

Shen Yiyi quietly crawled out from the pile of smelly humus and began to observe under the cover of night.

Although the mud and smell on her body made her feel extremely uncomfortable, she didn't care about it because she knew she might be in big trouble this time.

Countless medium and heavy tree armors, transport vehicles, and soldiers of various numbers were busy shuttling back and forth outside the jungle. The ruins of the military camp, which were originally in ruins, had been tidied up in order. Dozens of temporary wooden houses had sprung up, and a brand new military mother tree seedling had been planted in the center of the camp.

Obviously, the invaders have regarded this place as an important stronghold for attacking Tara Ferry and Tengger Industrial City.

They even opened a runway near the camp for the extremely rare iron birds to take off and land. A steady stream of troops gathered here, and supplies piled up like mountains.

Faced with a situation that was a drastic change compared to before she went into hiding, Shen Yiyi understood the overall situation after a little thought.

The renovated barracks and constant roar not far away undoubtedly showed the large scale of the invading army of the Riyuan Kingdom stationed here. This was completely different from Shen Yiyi's estimation that the subsequent enemy forces would retreat after searching and gathering the remaining troops.

For a moment, she even considered walking out of her hiding place and surrendering to the invading army, wondering if this would increase her chances of survival and give her the opportunity to continue searching for her lost sisters.

However, this thought only flashed through her mind for a moment and was quickly strangled in the cradle by her.

The parasitic vine, which was in telepathic communication with Shen Yiyi, keenly sensed her emotional fluctuations, so it coiled itself into the shape of an upright finger to express its contempt for the host.

But Shen Yiyi didn't care about the parasitic vine's ridicule. After flicking its head, she gently stroked her not very bulging food bag and began to think about her next step.

She knew very well that if she delayed any further, she would either be discovered and killed by the invading Japanese army, or die of hunger in this dense forest.

So the next step was to flee from here as quickly as possible. And the most urgent thing was that once the newly planted military mother tree seedling in the camp was fully mature and had full-time perception ability, she would not be able to fly out of this jungle even if she had wings.

Action must be quick!

Shen Yiyi, who was forced into a desperate situation, was calmer. She quickly packed her equipment and prepared to embark on the road of escape again.

At this time, something strange happened.

Just as she rolled the parasitic vine into a telescope and concentrated on observing and planning an escape route, she suddenly saw a burly soldier from the Sun Kite Kingdom escorting a prisoner wearing the uniform of the Flower Moon Kingdom into the jungle. They were heading towards the big tree where she was hiding.

The night was as dark as ink and her vision was blurred. She could not see the faces of the soldiers and prisoners clearly.

But as they pushed and shoved each other as they moved, she clearly heard a girl's voice coming from the prisoner.

Considering that this is the front-line base of the invading army of the Sun Empire and there is no prisoner-of-war camp, the purpose of this female prisoner being escorted by male soldiers to the depths of the dense forest is self-evident.

At this moment, Shen Yiyi felt a surge of anger in her heart, her breathing began to become rapid, and even her head seemed to be aching slightly from the impact of this anger.

But then she calmed down again. Although the person in front of her was her comrade-in-arms, and also a female soldier, the enemy's base with countless troops was not far away.

In such a situation, should we save him or not?