The generals in the Main Commander's tent were all puzzled as to why the Barbarian Army didn't employ battle formations.
If the Barbarian Tribe's battle formations were so powerful, why didn't they just use them to fight against the Dayue Army? With the current situation, the Barbarian Army appeared no different than paper mache.
At this mont, one of the Great Generals voiced a differing opinion. He looked at the Yue Emperor and said, "Your Majesty, in this servant's view, the reason the Barbarian Tribe does not use battle formations is not that they lack them but because they have yet to master the one in the rumors."
"If the Barbarian Tribe had already mastered their battle formations, the Empress of Da Yue's troops wouldn't have had to march north, as the Barbarian Tribe Goddess would have led the Barbarian Army south already."
Hearing this, the generals in the tent looked at each other, feeling that there was so truth to what the Great General had said.
The intelligence they had obtained earlier indicated that the Barbarian Tribe was practicing a special battle formation. Perhaps, it was because the Dayue Dynasty took tily action that the Barbarian Tribe hadn't yet mastered the use of this formation, which was why their only option upon encountering the Dayue Army was to flee.
Just as everyone started to agree that the Great General's point made a lot of sense, the Yue Emperor spoke up, "Not necessarily."
At these two words, the generals all turned to look at the Yue Emperor, who continued, "The Goddess of the Barbarian Tribe wants to lure Us deep into their territory and then cut off Dayue's supply lines to annihilate the main force of Dayue in one fell swoop."
As the words fell, the generals were montarily stunned. The possibility described by the Yue Emperor wasn't the slightest bit unrealistic and, in fact, was highly plausible. It might just be what the Barbarian Tribe Goddess was planning.
The Yue Emperor went on, "According to the intelligence gathered, the Barbarian Tribe has been practicing the Goddess's battle formation for quite so ti. Even if they cannot wield it proficiently, they should at least be able to make so use of it. It's improbable that they have yet to use it a single ti."
After listening to the Yue Emperor's analysis, one of the generals asked, "Then Your Majesty, what should we do next?"
"To continue the offensive, our supply line is stretched too thin, and there's a high probability that the supplies won't be able to keep up."
The Yue Emperor fell into deep thought, staring quietly at the map on the table, seemingly pondering sothing.
After a long while, the Yue Emperor finally spoke, "For now, let us station ourselves here temporarily, and have the vanguard explore the way ahead. This Emperor is curious to see how long the Goddess of the Barbarian Tribe can endure."
Following the Yue Emperor's orders, Dayue imdiately dispatched the vanguard cavalry, who penetrated deep into the heartland of the Barbarian Tribe's territory.
anwhile.
Within the tent of the Barbarian Tribe court.
Mu Yunxi was also looking at a map. After glancing at the marked points on the sheepskin map, she said, "The other party must have noticed our intentions by now; their advance is slowing. It's likely they will stop moving forward within the next couple of days."
At this mont, a Chief of the Barbarian Tribe stepped forward and said, "Goddess, allow our Sand Wizard Tribe to take the lead. Our tribe was the first to learn the battle formations and is most familiar with yours. Just let our Sand Wizard Tribe fight and within two hours, we can crush the Dayue Army!"
Hearing this, Mu Yunxi glanced at the King of Sand Wizard. It was true that the Sand Wizard Tribe was among the first to practice the battle formation, and the soldiers from the Sand Wizard King's tribe were very powerful, with many high-ranking Martial Artists. Using the battle formation, they could sustain it for a relatively long period.
Although Mu Yunxi had seen the army led by the King of Sand Wizard use the battle formation, so far, the Sand Wizard Tribe's formation had not been tested in real combat. The extent to which it could exhibit the power of the Supre Soaring Dragon Array remained uncertain.
Seeing the King of Sand Wizard's eagerness, the other Chiefs of the Barbarian Tribe couldn't stay put; they too wanted to showcase themselves before Mu Yunxi.
"Goddess, let our Black Water Tribe take the lead. Although the Sand Wizard Tribe was the first to practice the battle formations, they have almost no real combat experience. When we were fighting other tribes, at least we used it once."
"Goddess, let our Duo Huai Tribe take the lead..."
"Goddess, it should be us..."
For a mont, the tent was in chaos, everyone eager to take the role of the vanguard.
They were well aware that whoever acted as the vanguard would receive the greatest credit, and, in turn, the rewards from the Goddess would be more abundant once Da Yue was conquered. Therefore, none of them was willing to relinquish this opportunity to others.
However, it was at this ti that Mu Yunxi spoke, "King of Sand Wizard, since you so desire to be the vanguard, This Palace will grant you this opportunity. I hope you will not disappoint This Palace."
Seeing that Mu Yunxi had chosen him, the King of Sand Wizard was trendously excited. He quickly knelt down and said, "Thank you, Goddess! I will definitely not let down your expectations!"
At this mont, the voice of a Barbarian soldier rose from outside the tent, "Goddess, a battle report from the front!"
Mu Yunxi calmly said, "Co in."
Following that, the Barbarian soldier who was delivering the ssage entered the tent, knelt on the ground, and said to Mu Yunxi, "Goddess, the Dayue Army has already set up camp and is not advancing further, but they have dispatched a cavalry vanguard that continues to push deeper."
Hearing this, Mu Yunxi chuckled lightly and said, "It seems that the Yue Emperor indeed has discovered our intentions. Since they have found out, it's highly probable that they will not advance further."
"In that case, it's our turn to make a move!"
As her words ended, Mu Yunxi began arranging her troops. She planned to crush the main force of Dayue in the shortest possible ti and then deal with the Empress of Da Yue.
She had a fair understanding of Da Yue and knew the importance of the Empress to Da Yue. If they could take down the Empress in this war, they would essentially have claid Da Yue for themselves.
Originally, she had planned to attack Da Yue in five years to be cautious, but she hadn't expected the Empress of Da Yue to co knocking on her door, so she couldn't be blad now.
In less than half a day, Dayue's vanguard cavalry spotted the vast, looming Barbarian Army. Dayue's vanguard cavalry had not expected to encounter the true might of the Barbarian force so soon.
The Dayue cavalry hurried back to deliver the news. When the Yue Emperor heard that the Barbarian Army had regrouped and was preparing to launch an attack, she knew her suspicions were correct; they had indeed been lured here.
However, the Yue Emperor was not worried in the least. Since the founding of Da Yue, the Da Yue Dynasty had fought countless wars with the Barbarians, but Da Yue had won the majority of these conflicts, with the Barbarians retreating to hide in the northwestern hinterlands. Find exclusive stories on empire
So Barbarians, having realized that they couldn't get the better of Da Yue, even fled to the North Land.
At this mont, the Yue Emperor's heart swelled with the will to fight; it had been a long ti since she had faced off against a worthy opponent. She had a premonition that the Goddess of the Barbarian Tribe would be a formidable enemy.
Toward evening.
The red sunset hung in the sky, and Dayue had already positioned their troops in formation, waiting for the arrival of the Barbarian Army.
After an indeterminate amount of ti, countless black figures appeared in the distance. Under the glow of the setting sun, the soldiers of the Barbarian Tribe looked as if they were wearing bronze-colored armor.
The number of Barbarian soldiers was vast, and it was clear that these were indeed the true forces of the Barbarian Tribe. The Barbarian soldiers were robust and were mostly Martial Artists.
Only then did the Dayue troops realize that the Barbarians they had initially fought were probably just from smaller tribes.
The aura of the Barbarian Army was incredibly powerful, and just by approaching the Dayue army, their horses were frightened into whinnying constantly, with so even showing an inclination to flee.
It wasn't just the horses; even the soldiers of Da Yue felt as though they were being watched by so terrifying beast, causing an uncontrollable shiver to run through their bodies.
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