The arrogant imperial concubine arrives, the favorite of the regent

Under the leadership of the war god prince Ye Xiaohan, Zhongyue's army was reorganized and launched an attack on the Western barbarian army.

Before the Western Barbarians could recover from their previous defeat or launch a surprise attack on Zhong Yue, they were met with another heavy blow from him.

Ye Xiaohan wore a set of gleaming silver armor and held his exclusive sword, the Qinglang Ancient Sword, which he only used on the battlefield.

He sat tall and imposing on his horse, exuding confidence and charisma, directing his troops with every move.

In the past few days, several battles, large and small, have been fought in succession. Including the previous casualties, the Western Barbarian army has lost nearly 150,000 soldiers, not including the wounded.

Despite the victory of Zhong Yue's army, the wise and astute Prince Ye also knew that the great war with the Western Barbarians this year was actually very complicated and would not be easily resolved so quickly!

As expected, the Western Barbarians mobilized another 100,000 troops from the rear, many of whom were not from the military but were martial arts practitioners from the civilian population. The Western Barbarians also selected a group of newly trained and powerful martial artists and even sent four national treasure martial gods directly to the front line.

The Western barbarians have now abandoned all sense of shame, disregarding the unified rules on the battlefield of all nations, namely that the God of War cannot appear on the battlefield. This is unfair and extremely harmful.

Inside Zhongyue's military camp, the main tent was brightly lit, and the atmosphere was tense.

"Your Highness, besides having a powerful new reinforcement, the Western Barbarians have also secretly received assistance from the Eastern Empire, making them even stronger overall!" Wei Song frowned, his face showing some worry. The Western Barbarians' earlier preemptive attack on the war was also due to the assistance from the Eastern Empire, which enabled them to cultivate a group of experts and acquire a batch of sophisticated weapons.

"Your Highness, not only have the Western Barbarians grown stronger, showing a shameless willingness to fight to the death, but the Northern Han are also stirring up trouble, wanting to send troops to our border to test our national strength and stir up trouble amidst the chaos," General Yang Wu reported solemnly.

"It's alright." Ye Xiaohan said expressionlessly, then added the situation of another country.

"Nan Tai is also becoming restless. I am helping Wanyan Gu fight against Crown Prince Xu and other princes. They have no intention of sending troops for the time being, but things will change sooner or later."

Ye Xiaohan tapped the table lightly, his face cold, showing no sign of impatience or panic.

Even if the situation is unfavorable to Zhong Yue now, he can still turn the tide.

He said coldly, "Summon the generals to the main tent for a meeting. I will guide you in developing a new battle plan!"

The next morning, Zhong Yue's army clashed with the Western Yi army. Initially, Zhong Yue was at a disadvantage, but after Ye Xiaohan joined the battle with the Golden Guard, the situation instantly turned around.

A large number of martial arts masters and soldiers from the Western Barbarians were defeated and routed, and Ye Xiaohan alone killed several Martial Kings who were besieging him.

Zhongyue won the second major battle.

However, both Zhongyue and the Western Barbarians paid a price. The Western Barbarians suffered twice as many casualties as Zhongyue, totaling 60,000.

The Western Barbarians never expected that Ye Xiaohan and the Golden Guards would become so powerful. The Western Barbarian army could no longer sit still.

The Western Barbarian commander readjusted the battle plan and said fiercely, "Deal with the Night King and the Golden Guard first! Wear them down, and it would be best to kill or seriously injure the Night King first!"

One of the deputy commanders suggested, "Let the four Martial Gods already on the front lines go straight in and kill the Night King first. The Night King only has abilities bordering on Martial God; he's nothing special!"

Another deputy commander said, "That's right! If all else fails, we can just use some underhanded tricks!" After all, they've done plenty of dirty tricks before; they even used them on the Night King on the battlefield last year.

Soon, the Western barbarians spread the word that they would start another war in a few days, capture Zhongyue, and that Zhongyue had better surrender obediently!

Some in the army are optimistic about Prince Night King, while others are pessimistic.

The imperial army, represented by Marquis Xixiang, did not have high hopes for Ye Xiaohan. After all, Ye Wang was not even a Martial God yet, and he had been fighting for a long time, so he must be exhausted both physically and mentally.

On the one hand, they hoped that the Night King would be seriously injured or even killed by the Western Barbarian God of War, so that all military power would fall into their hands, and they could use the Night King's tragic fate to give the Emperor an explanation.

Ye Xiaohan remained silent, ignoring the opinions of these people.

He calmly made arrangements, preparing for the next battle.

...

In the capital, Yun Mujiu once again learned of the latest battle situation at the front, her face grave.

"Those Western barbarians are truly treacherous!"

First, they trained top-tier fighters in advance, then they sent all those with decent martial arts skills to the battlefield, and now they've dispatched a large number of Martial Kings and four Martial Gods. Ye Xiaohan faces a rather critical situation.

Zhong Yue also has six Martial Gods, but during the last palace coup, Ye Xiaohan severely injured two of them who were ordered by the Emperor to kill him, leaving only four Martial Gods. The Emperor would absolutely not provide Ye Xiaohan with any assistance from his Martial Gods, and Ye Xiaohan has no interest in breaking the rules of the battlefield like the Western Barbarians and letting his Martial Gods take the field, thus becoming a laughingstock to the world.

Wei Bai and his group were also very worried, but Yun Mujiu had high hopes for Ye Xiaohan.

"The prince is incredibly powerful, but he has been suppressing his strength and hasn't broken through to the Martial God realm."

"In addition, I also sent some supplies to the prince before he went to the battlefield. They might come in very useful."

Before Ye Xiaohan set off, both Ye Xiaohan and Yun Mujiu knew about the veiled fact that the East was helping the West launch a war, so they naturally made some preparations in advance.

The Western barbarians and the Easterners are powerful, but does that mean those two people aren't powerful either?

The Western barbarians and the Easterners are treacherous; surely those two won't retaliate?

...

Several days passed slowly, and the Western Barbarians remained relatively quiet. They had initially announced their intention to continue attacking Zhongyue, but hadn't specified a particular day.

In Zhongyue's army, many soldiers lived each day in fear, trembling as they awaited yet another great battle. While the Golden Guards were not afraid of the powerful Western barbarians, they were inevitably somewhat apprehensive! They admitted that they were far less capable than the Golden Guards, trained by the Night King himself!

One day, Ye Xiaohan sent a small contingent of troops out of the camp.

The Western barbarian army panicked immediately, fearing that Ye Xiaohan might not know where to get reinforcements! For example, they had heard that the Night King had instructed Lord Youming to do many important things! Although Lord Youming and the assassin Mu Shi could not possibly appear at the border now, and even if they did, it would not change the inevitable outcome of Zhong Yue's defeat.

However, the Western barbarian army was still somewhat uneasy.

Furthermore, now was the time to launch an attack. The Western Barbarian commander coldly gave the order, and the army immediately set out.

On the other side, Ye Xiaohan also ordered the drums to be beaten to signal the enemy and to assemble the entire army!