The poorest member of the Imperial Guard, the Empress begged me to embezzle.

"Yuejun County?"

"Let's go, let's set off now for Yuejun County!"

A glint of light flashed in Chu Xiu's eyes as he spoke in a deep voice to Li Jingtian and the others.

however!

at this time!

"My lord, something terrible has happened!"

"General Cao Rong of Yizhou Army was ambushed outside Yuejun County!"

"Murong Zhi inflicted a great defeat on the Yizhou army. The Yizhou general Cao Rong was beheaded, and nearly 30,000 of the 100,000 Yizhou soldiers were killed. The rest surrendered to Murong Zhi!"

"Murong Zhi's military strength has greatly increased!"

A secret agent from the Embroidered Uniform Guard suddenly appeared, knelt down before Chu Xiu and the others, his forehead covered in fine beads of sweat, and said with a look of panic.

"You're saying Murong Zhi killed Cao Rong, a general of the Yizhou army?"

"Nearly 30,000 of the 100,000-strong army were killed, and the rest surrendered?"

Chu Xiu frowned and glanced at Lin Huaiyu.

It's as if to say, "Is this the number one general of the Yizhou army that you mentioned?"

Never lost a game?

Lin Huaiyu looked at the Jinyiwei spy with a blank expression and said, "Are you sure Murong Zhi killed Cao Rong, the general of the Yizhou army?"

"Your Excellency, Lord Lin, it is absolutely true!"

"I witnessed this with my own eyes!"

"The Yizhou army suffered a great defeat because of demons!"

"Your subordinate has spotted an army of demons!"

"What's most terrifying is that this demon army actually knows the art of military formations."

"And it's the Vermilion Bird Battle Formation of the Yizhou Army!"

The Jinyiwei spy took a deep breath and said with a solemn expression, "Jiang Ruyi, the garrison commander of Ailao Pass, led 50,000 Yizhou troops in the Vermilion Bird Battle Formation to break out and inflict heavy losses on the Yizhou army."

Just as Cao Rong was preparing to form a battle formation, a demon army with cultivation levels at least at the Nascent Soul stage appeared behind him.

This demon army only numbered five thousand.

However, since even the weakest have reached the Nascent Soul Realm, there are quite a few at the Dharma Aspect Realm and even the Ascension Realm.

Jiang Tiansheng, the patriarch of the Jiang family in Yongchang County, led this army of demons into battle formation and killed Cao Rong with a single move!

From beginning to end, Cao Rong had no power to resist!

After Cao Rong was killed, the Yizhou army suffered a major defeat.

Jiang Tiansheng took the opportunity to persuade the Yizhou army to surrender.

Jiang Tiansheng was a former general of the Yizhou Army.

He already held extremely high prestige within the Yizhou army.

So, aside from the nearly 30,000 who were killed, the rest all surrendered!

"An army of five thousand demons whose cultivation levels have reached the Nascent Soul Realm or above?"

"This demon army can even use battle formations?"

Li Jingtian's face showed shock, and he said in disbelief.

Neither the barbarians nor the demons had any battle formations.

This is a well-known fact in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

of course.

The demon race and the barbarian race have no battle formations, yet they have been able to resist the Great Zhou Dynasty and even try to invade it. Naturally, they must have some trump cards up their sleeves.

The demon race has demon-summoning banners, while the barbarian race has war drums.

The Demon Summoning Banner of the Demon Clan can gather demons within the banner, and then release them during battle.

This allows the demon race to come and go as swiftly as the wind.

Once defeated, the demon general will use the Demon Summoning Banner to gather all the demons together and retreat immediately.

It was simply impossible to inflict significant casualties on the demon race.

The barbarian war drum can stimulate the barbarian blood within the body, making the barbarians fearless and greatly increasing their strength.

More importantly, the barbarian priests were also skilled in a form of magic.

This spell can be applied to barbarians, greatly enhancing their combat and defensive capabilities.

They were also skilled in using poisonous techniques such as miasma.

This allowed the demon and barbarian races to contend with the Great Zhou Dynasty even without battle formations.

just now……

Murong Zhi had the Jiang family of Yongchang County create five thousand demons, and not only did he cultivate these demons to the minimum level of the Nascent Soul Realm, he also trained them into a real army with battle formations, which made them incredibly terrifying!

"Perhaps this is the real reason why they colluded with the Heavenly Demon Sect to create demons."

"Demons themselves cultivate at an extremely fast speed, possessing both the cultivation talent of our human race and the powerful physical body of the demon race."

"After combining the two, they will be trained into a real army with battle formations."

"To assemble a true army of demons."

Chu Xiu said calmly, "Otherwise, even if Murong Zhi is unwise..."

They would never collude with the Heavenly Demon Sect to create demons.

“My lord, if that’s the case, then it’s definitely not just Murong Zhi who’s doing this.”

"Within our Great Zhou Dynasty, there are still countless demon armies that have been trained into an army and possess battle formations."

"If this were to break out, our Great Zhou Dynasty could very well fall apart completely!"

Li Jingtian said with utmost solemnity, "No matter what, we must completely kill Murong Zhi and quell his rebellion in the shortest possible time."

Moreover, we must suppress the demon army with overwhelming force!

Only in this way can we deter those who, like Murong Zhi, secretly create demons, train demon armies, and harbor treacherous intentions!

Otherwise, if our Great Zhou Dynasty is bogged down by Murong Zhi and falls into a stalemate...

Those with ulterior motives will inevitably follow closely behind!

Even the armies of the demon race and the barbarian race will besiege the pass!

At that time, our Great Zhou Dynasty will be completely plunged into war, and countless people will be displaced and suffer immense loss of life!

Ximen Jue and the others also became extremely solemn. They could all foresee that if they could not suppress Murong Zhi in a short time, everything Li Jingtian had said would likely come out.

"good."

"Therefore, we must be fast!"

"We must suppress Murong Zhi in the shortest possible time!"

"To strike the mountain and scare the tiger!"

"Otherwise, the Yizhou army's crushing defeat and the fact that Murong Zhi possesses a demon army will surely cause a huge uproar throughout our entire Great Zhou Dynasty!"

A glint of light flashed in Chu Xiu's eyes, and he said in a deep and powerful voice, "Lin Huaiyu, listen to my command!"

"My subordinate is here!"

Lin Huaiyu said respectfully.

"You are responsible for contacting General Xie Xuan, informing him of Cao Rong's great defeat, and asking him to halt the march."

Chu Xiu pondered for a moment, then said to Lin Huaiyu, "We'll discuss the next steps after we reunite."

Upon learning of General Xie Xuan's exact location, he immediately reported it to this official.

We met up with General Xie Xuan in the past.

"Yes, sir!"

Lin Huaiyu said in a firm and powerful voice.

"In addition, you send someone to infiltrate Yuejun County and make contact with our Embroidered Uniform Guard's spies in Yuejun County."

"Gather all information about Murong Zhi."

"We must first determine exactly how many demons Murong Zhi commands."

"Is the exact number of this demon army five thousand or ten thousand?"

"We must not act rashly before we have a clear understanding of the exact number and strength of the demon army!"

"Once we make a move, we must end the battle in the shortest possible time!"

"Completely defeat Murong Zhi!"

Chu Xiu said in a deep voice.

"My subordinate understands!"

Lin Huaiyu said with a solemn expression.

Chu Xiu waved to Lin Huaiyu and remained silent.

Lin Huaiyu bowed, and with a swift movement, disappeared from the spot.