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Hui State, Bo Mountain County.
The main hall of the county governnt, temporarily serving as the Commander Mansion, is brightly lit and crowded.
Over a hundred generals of Third Grade and above gather around the map, with thousands of Fourth and Fifth Rank officers lined up outside.
This Hui State battle that has been ongoing for nearly two years, saw both Daning and the Extre East Ice City deploy five to six million troops each, stretching a battlefront six hundred seventy miles, splitting Hui State in half.
The main battlefield has always been Bo Mountain County, with Daning alone stationing over three million troops here, confronting the Ice City army on the vast plain north of the county city. The two sides are interlocked, fighting fiercely for every inch, battling hundreds of tis a day.
At this mont, the majority of officers with households rank and above are gathered here.
"——The Xiuyi Guard is spreading rumors of Extre East Ice City’s disbandnt and Ween Suyi’s self-sealing, which are widely circulated among the Ice City army. This news requires a certain ti to fernt, and by tomorrow at an hour of 7am-9am, the enemy’s military spirit will surely be disturbed, the people will be panic-stricken!
This is also our best ti to defeat the enemy, tomorrow we will cook at 03:00, break camp at 5:00AM, and deploy at an hour of 7am-9am! According to the strategy just set by the Grandmaster, we will attack fiercely towards the east! In this battle, our army is determined to crush and overwhelm the Ice City army!"
At this mont at the head of the hall, the Grandmaster Dugu Shou is holding a cup of tea, sitting in the Taishi Chair, resting his eyes.
By the map, holding a long whip, issuing orders to the generals is the ’East Expedition General’ Shi Xuan.
His voice was passionate and resonant like a bell: "Gentlen, although One Sword Overturning City Wen Zhiyi had to seal herself within Dark Ice due to His Majesty’s plans, yet before sealing herself, she entrusted the Ice City’s millions of troops to the leader of the Iron Banner Gang, Chu Xisheng!
If these troops retreat into You State, or south of the Canglang River, they will remain a serious threat to Daning, wreaking havoc everywhere, causing civilian suffering, and continuous conflict, rendering the populace unable to live peacefully.
Thus, in this battle, our army must defeat them to the greatest extent! Inflict injury! Extinction! Force surrender! The key point of this battle is entanglent, the enemy will not be captured without resistance, they will certainly intercept and counterattack with full force, they might even achieve local victories.
However, their military spirit is dispersed, they have no reinforcents, their supply line is broken, and countless rebel troops supporting the court are rising from behind, cutting off their retreat. Even if they temporarily gain an advantage, it cannot last. We needn’t worry, just keep attacking; even a defeat doesn’t matter, as long as we bog them down, the enemy will surely fall into a perilous situation!"
As the ’East Expedition General’ Shi Xuan’s voice fell, the officers in the hall all cupped their hands, saying ’Yes’,
The roar and the clamor of armor mingled, resembling a thunderous explosion.
However, after this, the majority of people in the hall turned to gaze at the Grandmaster at the head of the hall.
Dugu Shou now opens his eyes, placing down the teacup.
"General Shi’s words are also my intention. This rare combat opportunity, we must inflict maximum damage on the enemy, facilitating future rebellion suppression."
Through channels different from the court, he has learned about the events inside the Extre East Ice City earlier today,
Dugu Shou did not expect Emperor Jianyuan to provide him such a surprise.
He doesn’t think the Emperor’s thods are despicable or dirty.
Dugu Shou deeply detests how Emperor Jianyuan disregards court laws, repeatedly undermines Daning’s internal and external rules, causing the Royal Family to lose credibility with the people and Jianghu associates.
Yet against enemies, Dugu Shou is also willing to do whatever it takes.
Dugu Shou would never let go of the chance to severely damage the opposing millions of Ice City elites.
If Ice City soldiers fall into Chu Xisheng’s hands, it would be a disaster for the Daning Court, indeed for the entire world.
Daning cannot squander all the national resources they gather with the taxation of Ten Big Coins on war.
These are the lifeblood of the people, how can it be squandered at will?
"After returning to camp, you must clearly declare to your soldiers, this battle——"
At this mont, Dugu Shou suddenly paused, looking surprisingly toward the outer door: "Qin Muge?"
Amidst the confusion and astonishnt among those in the hall, they heard a sudden loud boom.
The entire Void trembled for a mont; the ground beneath their feet shook violently, as if struck by an earth dragon turning over.
One level of talismanic prohibition was activated, revealing problematically around the county governnt, and then layer by layer, it collapsed.
So officers near the doorway witnessed suddenly a large plu of dust rising in the southeast.
Instantly everyone inside the hall was looking towards the door.
"What happened?"
"Seems like soone struck the city wall?"
"Who is it? Incredible, the City Defense Array has been enhanced to this extent, with ten Second Grade sorcerers stationed, and yet it crumbled instantly."
"The southeast, that’s the Xuanhua Gate! The whole city gate has collapsed, no, shattered! Who is this powerful immortal?"
"One strike shattering the city defense array with such force, could it be Ween Zhiyi?"
"Impossible, Ween Zhiyi specializes in Cold Technique. If she acted, she would rely freeze the outer city wall."
"This might be that Northern Ten Thousand Gods Tribulation?"
Just then, a ethereal and chilling female voice echoed from afar: "Dugu Shou, I am Chu Yunyun, a major general under the Northern Territory Overseer, here to invite the Grandmaster out for a battle!"
Once again the entire hall was filled with a buzzing roar, with officers changing their expressions, so confused, so surprised, so excited.
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