The First Excalibur Army did not stay in the small village for long.
After Ning Siyan published the manifesto to attack the northern border troops, the entire army marched urgently towards Xiaoheyuan.
Just half an hour after the Divine Sword First Army left the small village, Peng Chengwu, who was located at the northern peak of Pingling, led 200,000 western border troops to rush down the mountain.
He did not find any trace of the Divine Sword First Army at the North Peak of Pingling!
Could it be that the intelligence is wrong?
Isn’t Fu Xiaoguan going to gather here?
Later he received a report from the scouts that the Divine Sword First Army was actually heading towards Xiaoheyuan.
What are they going there for?
It doesn’t matter what they are doing there. What matters is that the scouts’ report confirmed that Fu Xiaoguan is in the Divine Sword First Army!
Yanshan Pass was broken, Xinzhou City was broken, more than 50,000 soldiers died in Xinzhou City, and more than 500,000 civilians who helped defend the city died - Peng Chengwu's heart was bleeding.
Is it really worth paying such a price just to kill Fu Xiaoguan?
Being an enemy of Fu Xiaoguan...if he escapes, can the Yu Dynasty afford a greater price?
Now that the arrow has been shot, there is no turning back. The huge price has been paid, and Fu Xiaoguan must die!
He collected his thoughts and personally led the army of 200,000, rushing down like a tsunami.
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Desolate Courtyard, Platinum Khan Palace.
"Is this my Acropolis?"
"This is the Acropolis garrison I entrusted my life to?"
He paced back and forth quickly on the platform. "Three days, just three days! Eight Acropolises, three have fallen, and the Excalibur Army even had a leisurely lunch in those three Acropolises!"
"Each Acropolis has a garrison of 50,000 soldiers, and you're facing only 5,000 enemies! Only 5,000! You outnumber the enemy tenfold, yet you still hold the city! You only managed to hold it for three days before it was breached..."
He glared at the ministers below fiercely, "The Heaven Sword Army had 400,000 soldiers attacking Xinzhou, and the city was defended by only 60,000 men. It took them ten full days to capture it! And even after they captured it, a single bomb killed 100,000 of them!"
He let out a long sigh, his voice lowered. "I have exhausted all my energy to unify the Eight Banners, selected 400,000 of the best soldiers, and trained them for a year using the Divine Sword Army's training methods..."
"I thought this trip south would be smooth sailing, but I didn't expect it to be so difficult."
"Of the 400,000 Heavenly Blade Army, only 250,000 remain, and we've only just made it out of the country. Tell me how we're going to fight this war. I'm afraid even these 250,000 might be gone by the time we reach the Yangtze River."
"The attack on the Yu Dynasty was not going well, but why was it so easy for the Divine Sword First Army to attack my Desolate Kingdom?"
He stood in front of the dragon table and slapped it. With a snap, the dragon table was shattered into pieces by his palm.
"Six banners, all six banners' granaries are gone. All the war horses in the pastures, only one in ten survived. Now, three of the citadels have been destroyed..."
He roared fiercely, "Hurry and convey my order: Instruct the other five citadels to gather their garrisons and find the main force of the Excalibur First Army!"
"Order the Heavenly Blade Army's General Tuoba Jian to lead his troops back to reinforce and completely annihilate the Divine Sword Army!"
Just then, a Saker Falcon flew in and landed on his shoulder.
He reached out and took down a piece of paper. His eyes froze as he looked up at the ministers. "Official Fu is with the Divine Sword First Army. They are heading towards Xiaoheyuan... The Western Border Army of 200,000 soldiers are also chasing the Divine Sword First Army, but another army of 100,000 soldiers has arrived from Gaoque Pass and is also heading towards Xiaoheyuan."
He paused, thinking for a moment, "Propagate my decree. Order the 200,000 personal troops of the Huang Court to march out, join the 300,000 garrison troops, and lead Tuoba Yu as commander. Go to Xiaoheyuan and annihilate Fu Xiaoguan's troops!"
"Your Majesty, the Huangting army cannot move!"
"There's nothing untouchable. Are we waiting for Fu Xiaoguan to come and fight? As long as Fu Xiaoguan dies, this battle will be a victory!"
"As for the rest, after Fu Xiaoguan dies, I will naturally have a good talk with Emperor Xuan."
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On the northern peak of Pingling Mountain, Fu Xiaoguan was looking at the latest information sent by the ant colony.
He grinned. Tuoba Feng finally took the bait. He sent almost all his troops to Xiaoheyuan. It seemed that his identity was not exposed.
Tuoba Feng wanted to swallow up the Divine Sword Army in one bite, and also wanted to kill Fu Xiaoguan with one knife.
It seems that the strategy of luring the tiger away from the mountain has been successful.
"Why go to Xiaoheyuan?" Su Mo asked Fu Xiaoguan.
"Because there is a large river in Xiaohe, fighting on the plains is not very advantageous for the Divine Sword Army. The barbarians are skilled in cavalry, and the Divine Sword First Army is not a group of people in the martial arts world who can fly around. Facing a cavalry charge, they will suffer huge damage."
"So the river could stop a cavalry charge?"
"Yes, the First and Second Divine Sword Armies are heading towards Xiaoheyuan. This cannot be hidden from Tuoba Feng or Peng Chengwu. Tuoba Feng will definitely gather a large force to attack, and Xiaohe will serve as a barrier. The First and Second Armies can deal with Peng Chengwu's troops first."
Su Mo thought for a moment and asked, "What should we do now?"
"It's you! Take everyone with you right now and attack the Desolate Court. Make sure you take it down and capture Tuoba Feng alive!"
Su Mo was shocked, "You're not going?"
Fu Xiaoguan smiled calmly, "I have other things to do."
Su Mo didn't know what else Fu Xiaoguan wanted to say, "It's too dangerous for you to stay alone!"
"Don't worry, with the Archer Saint by your side, there can be no danger in this vast grassland. Quickly assemble your army and march out. The faster you fight, the sooner the battle of Xiaoheyuan will end... Therefore, you are the most crucial chess piece that determines the final victory or defeat!"
Fu Xiaoguan spoke very seriously. He patted Su Mo's shoulder and said, "Eighth Senior Brother... take care!"
Su Mo took a deep breath, turned around and left without saying anything.
Soon, five thousand independent divine swordsmen came down from the northern peak of Pingling Mountain and rushed straight to the deserted court a thousand miles away.
The hilltop suddenly became quiet.
Bei Wangchuan looked at Fu Xiaoguan's back, and the figure suddenly became majestic.
This prince...was lucky that he was not shot to death by my arrow when he was in the border town!
He is able to plan and win battles from thousands of miles away. He is truly an extraordinary young man!
The rise of the Wu Dynasty is just around the corner!
Fu Xiaoguan was frowning at this moment. The battlefield was changing rapidly, and in the end it was a contest of strength.
The 130,000-strong Divine Sword Army faced the siege of 200,000 northern border troops and 500,000 barbarian troops... Even if they won, it would be a pyrrhic victory.
The 130,000 Divine Sword Army are his beloved flesh and blood, and he cannot afford to lose too many of them!
Therefore, he did not follow Su Mo to attack the Platinum Khan Palace.
He wants to catch up with Peng Chengwu.
"Senior... let's go quickly."
"good."
"After we catch up with the northern border troops, please shoot Peng Chengwu with an arrow!"
“…Don’t shoot him to death!”
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