After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 2713 He chased, he fled, their target was Liaotianyuan!
Bega may not want to continue the war, but the Heavenly Palace and the gods do!

Thanks to Cang Yan's effective dissemination over the years, the plan for the descent of the gods, which was conceived by the Lingxu Clan, is no longer a top secret, and many powerful figures in the human world know that they are preparing for it.

He Yue knew this, of course.

The process of the gods descending to the mortal realm inevitably consumes a large amount of nightmare energy, which requires the Punishing Dragon Pillar, and which requires war!
Aren't the wars and chaos in various places caused by this?

This time, have the gods of Lingxu once again extended their reach, manipulating Zhao Shuo to extend their influence directly into Blackwater City?

The gods don't care who dies. Whether it's the soldiers and civilians of Shen, the soldiers and civilians of Baling, or the eldest grandson of the ruler of Shen, in their eyes they are nothing but nightmares, nothing but expendable resources, nothing but lives that can be taken away at will.

He Yue stepped out of the main tent and exhaled a breath of anger towards the sky.

"Men, find out the location of Zhao Shuo's army."

This is not a difficult matter.

When the results were presented to He Yue, he glanced at them and then ordered: "Prepare for another small-scale attack on Wancheng before evening."

The confidant was taken aback: "What's going on, Marshal?"

“If you want to shrink it, you must first expand it,” He Yue said. “After this battle, Wancheng will be quiet tonight and won’t dare to make any rash moves. We should immediately withdraw our troops and pursue Zhao Shuo.”

Otherwise, a battlefield defended by 100,000 troops cannot be retreated at will. Once Wancheng pursued them, the situation became difficult to control, and it turned into a flight of the Shen army.

"Yes!"

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Everything proceeded as He Yue had predicted, and the process went very smoothly.

The Shen army attacked Wancheng. After a small battle, the two sides withdrew. Wancheng was busy cleaning up the mess and licking its wounds, and as expected, it had no intention of monitoring or harassing the enemy.

He Yue broke camp and left under the cover of night, delivering a textbook example of a silent retreat.

He turned around and headed straight for Zhao Shuo, the man who killed his son.

According to intelligence, Zhao Shuo is currently leading troops stationed at Tangyao. He is not the main general to directly confront the Shen Kingdom's army; he is currently tasked with assisting with logistics, preparing to gather several batches of provisions before transporting them to the front lines.

A major battle involved numerous participants, both on the front lines and in the rear, and these "generals" were a diverse group. However, Tangyao was, after all, a transit point on the front lines, and its location was not far from Wancheng, about thirty-five miles to the northwest.

From Wancheng to Tangyao, the terrain was quite flat, without any towering mountains, so even with an army of 100,000, He Yue only managed to travel more than 20 li in one night.

However, the army's overall movement was indeed slow, so He Yue simply dispatched 3,500 cavalrymen, led by himself and two generals, to launch a surprise attack on the sugar kiln.

He even had time to divide the five thousand cavalry into three groups, and personally led two thousand five hundred men at breakneck speed to storm the sugar kiln before dawn!
Tangyao was caught off guard by Shenjun's night raid.

Who would have thought that the Shen army, which was besieging Wancheng, would circle around to the north of Wancheng overnight, just to launch a surprise attack on a small place?

This shows they are truly unafraid of being attacked from both sides.

The garrison at Tangyao numbered 2,700, and at this time, only a few lights were lit in their tents. When Shen's army charged, they were overwhelmed.

Zhao Shuo was indeed there, but he couldn't organize an effective resistance for the time being. When He Yue came to demand him, he had no choice but to lead his personal guards to retreat quickly.

When he left the camp, there were still more than 1,400 men, but during the retreat to the north, two other Shen army units of 500 men each, arranged by He Yue, ambushed him along the roadside and rushed out to intercept him one after another.

Zhao Shuo's team was scattered again.

When he escaped twice, he had only a little over 700 people left with him.

Zhao Shuo then led these seven hundred men to continue their retreat to the northwest.

However, Zhao Shuo left behind only elite troops, strong and well-equipped, and with the aid of various talismans and supernatural powers, they ran incredibly fast. He Yue relentlessly pursued them, never closing the gap.

Having come to this point, He Yue could sometimes even see the dust rising behind the enemy's horse tail. How could he let him escape?
One fled, the other pursued, and before they knew it, another seventy or eighty miles had passed.

"Where is ahead?" He Yue drank some water on horseback, not slowing down at all. "Send out some bird demon scouts."

If there is a city ahead, Zhao Shuo will rush there to seek refuge, and He Yue will have no way to avenge the killing of his son today.

The bird demon flew out in a circle and returned to report:

"Ahead lies a giant basin with reddish-brown soil, covered by a forest. It must be the Dragon-Trapping Basin!"

"The Trapped Dragon Ridge?"

"It also has another name, 'Liaotianyuan'."

He Yue had already studied the terrain of the central part of Baling. He remembered the unique topography of Kunlonghu: "Kunlonghu itself has no city buildings, so what is he going in there for?"

"Perhaps they want to use the forest to shake us off?" the confidant said. "Kunlonghu is a forbidden zone for humans; the water and soil there are poisonous. If our 3,500 riders go in, we won't have enough supplies and won't be able to stay for long."

The cavalry pursuit was carried lightly and simply, unable to bring much supplies—He Yue himself had storage space, but not every cavalryman had one. They had been galloping all night, and the men and horses would soon need to replenish their food and water. If the enemy were to infiltrate Kunlonghu and wage guerrilla warfare against them, the Shen army would have no choice but to leave Kunlonghu if the conflict dragged on for a day or two.

"Keep chasing." He Yue's mind raced. "There seems to be a town around Kunlongbo that we can resupply from?"

The bird demon replied, "Yes, there is a small town in the east and west of the basin, but the Dragon-Trapping Ridge itself is vast..."

"Send 500 men to each of those two towns to collect supplies and send them into Kunlonghu as soon as possible!"

The confidant responded with a "Yes."

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Just as Zhong Shengguang was about to step out of the threshold of Shumin Academy, five boys entered, aged between nine and twelve, including two girls.

The leader, upon seeing him, became so nervous that he lost his voice: "Lord Zhong!"

Lord Zhong was promoted to king a long time ago.

His companion quickly nudged him with his elbow. The boy realized he'd made a mistake, his face flushed red as he was about to confess, but Zhong Shengguang waved his hand: "Forget it. Where are you going?"

“Water, paddy fields,” the five said. “A new batch of water cicadas has matured. We’re going to collect them and send them to Dafeng Army tomorrow.”

Due to a major strategic adjustment, General Hong has returned from the Maohe Plain to lead troops again to resist the Bega army that has invaded the eastern part of the Panlong Wasteland.

With the return of the two imperial stars, General Tiger Wing's pressure has been greatly reduced, and he no longer needs to rule the entire Panlong Wasteland alone.

However, the war in the east was equally difficult. After the fall of Dragon's Throat Pass, Bega's 700,000-strong army launched a fierce attack on the eastern part of the wasteland. Panlong had no choice but to transfer over 100,000 troops from General Tiger Wing to General Red's eastern battlefield. This exacerbated Panlong's already severe manpower shortage.

Most of the young people inside and outside the city have gone to the battlefield, so logistical tasks such as food harvesting, supply transportation, and pill drying can only be done by the elderly, women, and children.

Zhong Shengguang nodded and said, "Go ahead."

The group bowed and ran inside as fast as they could. A gust of wind blew by, carrying away their laughter and playful chatter.

Youth knows no sorrow.