Just as Gu Yifeng led his army into the Great Chu, Song Wuyai was also leading his army toward the border, with a cloud of dust rising behind them, a sign of countless troops marching.
Meanwhile, after resting for about an hour, Gu Yifeng's 60,000 troops quietly made their way through the mountains and forests, knocking out any civilians they encountered and sending them out of the mountains.
Along the way, he secretly set up talismans. As long as the army dared to investigate them, the "thieves" who attacked the army warehouse, they would all fall into the formation he had set up and be reduced to ashes.
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Two days later.
Under Gu Yifeng's leadership, they stayed an extra day before returning along the original route. As for the people in the Great Chu who were tracking them, they had already deduced a pattern based on their travel routes over the past few days.
The generals, believing they had figured out the "bandits'" modus operandi, began to lie in wait, unaware that these "thieves" were actually...
They have already begun their escape, fleeing towards the border of the Great Chu.
It took about three days to arrive, and naturally, it would take another three days to leave. However, without the fighting, their speed was much faster. Even so, Gu Yifeng still sensed a powerful aura as they approached the border.
This aura was not only powerful, but also incredibly familiar; within the entire Great Chu territory, there was no one else who could recognize it except Song Wuyai.
"Your Highness..."
Upon seeing this, Qin Shan immediately frowned and asked.
"It's alright, I'll go. You guys continue the retreat. Mid-stage Opening Realm cultivators can't cause any trouble."
Gu Yifeng sneered, and then led his group to reveal themselves in a grand manner.
"Song Wuyai, how have you been? I was quite surprised that you survived that life on the run."
Gu Yifeng spoke up, a fake smile on his face, and said to the lone man in front of him, "It is Song Wuyai."
"Hehe, Your Highness's performance is beyond my expectations. Now that you have truly ascended the throne, you still dare to enter my Great Chu territory and plunder wantonly. You have quite the audacity. Aren't you afraid of not being able to get out?"
Song Wuyai sneered, and then the pressure within his body slowly dissipated. A group of figures appeared behind him, all of them experts at the Dingyuan Realm. However, there were only about ten people in this group, and judging from their panting appearance, they had obviously just rushed over.
"Your men are not enough. Besides, do you think that transferring most of the border troops to the west will stop me? If I'm not mistaken, the entire Chu army of 300,000 still has at least ten days' journey to complete. You have no chance."
Upon hearing this, Gu Yifeng said no more. He took out a gunpowder arrow from his sleeve, flicked it with his finger, and it exploded in mid-air.
As the signal was transmitted, he simultaneously sprang up, runes flashing on his arms as his power surged. He struck out with a palm, facing off against Song Wuyai. A terrifying force erupted between the two, spreading outwards and instantly turning the surrounding forest into dust.
"Good timing!"
Song Wuyai laughed loudly, changed his palm into a fist, and threw another punch. The violent force caused a gust of wind to rise all around, directly blowing Gu Yifeng away.
Just as the dozen or so experts at the Dingyuan Realm behind Song Wuyai were about to make their move during the fight, Qin Shan blocked their way and threw out dozens of spirit-binding talismans.
Layer upon layer of chains formed a net that completely sealed people off. Then, 60,000 soldiers swarmed in, constantly fleeing, each one killing more than a dozen Dingyuan Realm cultivators with a single blow.
Meanwhile, after being shaken off, Gu Yifeng began to draw talismans with both hands, which transformed into streaks of lightning that continuously struck down, engaging in a fierce battle with Song Wuyai.
He only breathed a sigh of relief after all his men had safely left their area and headed towards the border.
At this moment, Song Wuyai seized the opportunity, and a long spear suddenly appeared in his hand, transforming into an angry dragon that shot up and rushed straight at Gu Yifeng's face at an extremely fast speed.
The next moment, Gu Yifeng's figure exploded, turning into a shower of crimson ink.
Turning around again, Gu Yifeng's figure had already appeared a hundred meters away. This move used the puppet talisman technique from the Myriad Sects Talismans. By attaching cinnabar ink to an inanimate object, it could temporarily transform into its own appearance and aura.
However, this effect is almost ineffective within the same realm. Any cultivator can detect the anomaly by using their spiritual sense. That is why Gu Yifeng kept using the talisman summoned by the Thunder Emperor to disrupt the aura with lightning, making Song Wuyai dare not use his spiritual sense.
This move could only be executed amidst the chaos, allowing the user to take the opportunity to leave the spot. By the time Song Wuyai reacted, it was too late.
Catching up over a distance of several hundred meters wouldn't be difficult, but this area was already filled with talismans. As soon as Song Wuyai took a step forward, a pillar of purple flames exploded in front of him and shot into the sky.
"You planted the fire seed within Kuang Wufeng!"
Upon seeing the pillar of fire, Song Wuyai instantly understood and roared angrily.
"Yes, it seems to be working well, but it's a pity we didn't kill your emperor. General Song, instead of getting angry here, go and check on the pass closest to Humen Pass."
Gu Yifeng gave a distant warning, and then his figure grew farther and farther away in Song Wuyai's eyes until he disappeared.
Without a doubt, even though Song Wuyai guessed Gu Yifeng's actions and even came to the border area in advance to intercept him, he still failed because he was not well prepared.
The cost was that the Great Chu lost another 50,000 border troops, and a pass near Humen Pass was reduced to ashes and bombarded by the Shenji Battalion for the time it takes to burn three incense sticks.
The addition of this gap is quite fatal to the border defense of the State of Chu. If a major force launches a surprise attack from here again, the first line of defense of the State of Chu will become a joke.
On Gu Yifeng's side, during the final breakout, they still lost 5,000 soldiers, and the remaining 5,000 were all wounded to varying degrees before they were able to break through the Chu border and withdraw to Dagan Border.
When this news reached the capital of Daqian, it immediately caused an uproar. No one expected that Gu Yifeng would dare to shout so loudly. Memorials advising him were sent to the Secretariat like a tide and handed to Fang Xuan.
However, not all the memorials were condemnations of Gu Yifeng's actions. Some were from the Ministry of War, who expressed their anxiety because they had not received any military intelligence from Prince Cheng's army for almost five days.
Looking at the message from the court sent by Fang Xuan, Gu Yifeng sighed deeply. Then, looking at the piles of carrier pigeons at the border, he smiled somewhat embarrassedly.
The military intelligence of Prince Seung was delayed because of him. Before leaving, he had told Prince Seung that in order to avoid the capital making the wrong decision, Prince Seung should collect the military intelligence and send it back to the capital together.
Therefore, the daily military intelligence from the Chengwang tribe would be sent to the border of Daqian. Who knew that Gu Yifeng would act rashly and invade the territory of Da Chu to seize resources?
Gu Yifeng rubbed his temples and then began to peruse the military intelligence reports.
First letter:
"Your Majesty, I have personally delivered a letter stating that my younger brother has decisively defeated the Han army and completely recovered the lost territory."
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