Socially anxious people transmigrate to another world; living in seclusion is too difficult.

The next day, under Baird's command, 100,000 relatively weak soldiers were deployed to the front lines. Among them were soldiers from the Tianyun Empire, as well as soldiers from the Delin Kingdom and the Slivia Empire. Although they had previously been dispersed among the three commanders, at this moment, these soldiers from different countries truly came together.

Chu Angjie's plan was officially put into action. Under his secret orders, the rear army of 100,000 men took the lead and headed straight for the southern mountains to scout ahead. About an hour after they set off, the second army of 100,000 men also set off, followed by the third and fourth armies, totaling 400,000 men. At this point, Chu Angjie stopped sending troops. According to him, if you're going to put on a show, you have to make it look real.

As night fell, the remaining 1.1 million troops gradually moved out, and by late at night, only 100,000 feints remained in several large camps. The next morning, Cai Ran received a report that the enemy on the opposite bank had only left tens of thousands of troops to defend the area, and the whereabouts of the rest of the troops were unknown.

Upon receiving this message, Cai Ran laughed and said, "I couldn't hold back any longer. It seems the intelligence from the other day was not false. Pass on my order that the reinforcements that have not yet arrived immediately take up their posts and guard the rear of Nanhuo City and Sitai City. Also, pass on the order that tonight, we will cross the Huan River and capture the enemy's camp."

That night, several units, totaling about 60,000 men, secretly crossed the Huan River and launched a surprise attack on the Allied forces' camp. The 100,000 defenders were sound asleep when they suddenly heard shouts of killing. They were jolted awake, but it was too late. They saw shadowy figures outside the tents and flames shooting into the sky. Soon after, several dark figures rushed into the tents and began to hack and slash. The 100,000 men were slaughtered like pigs and dogs overnight.

Cai Ran, far away in Nanhuo City, was standing on the city wall gazing at the flames soaring into the sky on the opposite bank. He was overjoyed and laughed, "I'll wipe out your stronghold and see where your million-strong army sets up camp. A feint? Heh, you overestimate yourselves."

At this moment, the scouts sent out returned and reported: "Commander, the sentries along the way have not spotted any enemy troops."

"No rush. Tell them to be on high alert and not to slack off. The enemy is still circling in the mountains. Tonight I can finally get a slightly more restful sleep." After saying that, Cai Ran walked down from the city wall and returned to his residence to rest.

Meanwhile, in the mountains, Chu Angjie's million-strong army was making an extremely difficult march. The mountains were covered with thorns and fog, making it hard to discern directions. Fortunately, they had the marks left by the vanguard to help them determine their direction. They were just moving slowly, but with a little more care, they could avoid being cut by the thorns.

To Chu Angjie's surprise, despite marching for a long time without catching up with the vanguard, the road markings remained, and even the brambles along the way had been cleared, leaving a wide path for the army to march. Chu Angjie specifically ordered someone to fly into the air to confirm the direction. After receiving a positive reply, he knew that this must have been done by the vanguard. He couldn't help but praise, "Who is the commander of this vanguard? Well done! Not only did they find the direction of advance, but they also had the spare capacity to clear the brambles. Excellent!"

Lu Kun, who was standing to the side, also laughed and said, "We'll know once we catch up with them."

It wasn't until dawn that Chu Angjie's main force caught up with the vanguard who had been scouting ahead. They learned that the vanguard had also initially struggled, but the soldiers quickly devised a plan. They divided the soldiers into seven groups based on their elemental type, each group performing different tasks. For example, earth elemental soldiers were responsible for leveling the ground, filling in ditches and mud pits; air elemental soldiers were responsible for clearing fog and thorns along the way; and wood elemental soldiers were responsible for continuously providing healing to the other soldiers...

Through this spontaneous cooperation, the vanguard's efficiency quickly increased, but the soldiers eventually needed rest. So the four units took turns, which allowed the main force, which set off later, to catch up after a whole night.

After learning the truth, Chu Angjie praised him highly and promised to reward all the vanguard soldiers after arriving at Baguan City, which greatly boosted morale. However, at this moment, the deputy general stepped forward and reminded him: "Commander, it's dawn. Should we divide the troops?"

"Where are we now?"

The lieutenant took out a map, compared it with the map, and pointed to a location, saying, "It's probably around here."

"Hmm." Chu Angjie nodded and said, "Let's divide the troops. Let's send 100,000 troops first."

The main force then continued its journey, dividing into 100,000 troops at each designated point along the way, totaling 500,000 troops. These 500,000 troops launched attacks in different locations, targeting towns along the route, but because Cai Ran had made prior arrangements, none of these towns were breached.

During the journey, Lu Kun asked curiously, "Brother Chu, this Cai Ran is no ordinary general of the Demon Kingdom. What if he sees through our plan?"

"Ha ha ha ha."

"What are you laughing at, Brother Chu?"

"Brother Lu, even if Cai Ran sees through my plan, it's too late. No matter how many troops he has, as long as he joins forces with the Beast King, conquering the royal city is just around the corner!" Chu Angjie said nonchalantly, and even ordered his troops to speed up their advance.

Two days later, when the battle reports of enemy raids along the line being thwarted reached Cai Ran, he did not realize the problem because the reports did not specify the exact troop strength. Instead, he laughed heartily, set up a celebratory feast, and invited his subordinates to drink heartily all night, returning home drunk.

Although battle reports continued to arrive, they were all reports of successful defenses. For seven consecutive days, reports of successful defenses came in. Finally, on the seventh day, as the two deputy generals finished their report and were leaving, Cai Ran overheard their conversation. He called out to the two deputy generals and asked, "What were you talking about just now?"

“Oh, Commander, we were just saying that the enemy’s strength isn’t that great. They can’t even take down a small city with 100,000 troops. Our city’s defenders number only 30,000, and they’ve been fighting for nearly ten days without success.”

Upon hearing this, Cai Ran felt dizzy and, struggling to stay upright, asked, "You just said that the enemy only had 100,000 men attacking a city?"

"Yes, Commander, there are five cities in total, each besieged by about 100,000 men, yet they still couldn't take them down. Don't you think the enemy is too weak? Hahahaha." The two lieutenants couldn't help but burst into laughter. But amidst their laughter, Cai Ran finally couldn't hold on any longer and leaned back.

"Hey! Commander! Commander, what's wrong?!" The two rushed forward to help him up.

Cai Ran, barely holding on, managed to say, "Quickly send word that the enemy has broken through the defenses and is heading straight for Baguan..." Before he could finish speaking, Cai Ran fainted, startling his two deputy generals who were at a loss. They hurriedly called for help to take care of him. The two generals wanted to go and report the news, but as they rushed out the door, one of them froze.

"Hey, what are you doing! Go and deliver the message!"

"Go, where should we deliver the message?"

"Of course... uh."

The two men looked at each other, unsure who to report to. After a couple of minutes of hesitation, one of them suddenly exclaimed, "Eight Passes! It must be Eight Passes City! Hurry to Eight Passes City!"

After saying this, he grabbed another person, and the two of them and their two horses left the city and headed straight for Baguan City. However, no matter how fast they went, it was too late. At this time, the vanguard of the allied forces had already arrived at the outskirts of Baguan City and ran head-on into the mighty army led by Daklens. The two armies joined forces.