Before Yue Fei stood a robust soldier holding a golden shield much larger than an ordinary shield, with a large, equally golden axe embedded in the center of the shield.
Wang Yao noticed that the tips of all the flagpoles in Yue Fei's army were also shaped like an axe embedded in a shield. He wondered what the purpose of decorating the army with such a thing was.
Seemingly sensing Wang Yao's presence, Yue Fei suddenly turned his head and nodded and smiled slightly in Wang Yao's direction.
Behind this group of divine generals, the clouds continued to stretch endlessly, filled with divine soldiers and generals. Banners of various colors fluttered in the wind, and shields inlaid with axe marks were interspersed among them. Under the sunlight, the clouds, banners, armor, weapons, and marks shone brightly, almost blinding one's eyes.
Without hesitation, Wang Yao immediately turned the dragon head of the "Immortal's Sorrow" sword and headed towards Yue Fei's army.
"Marshal Yue, you only need to help me repel the demon army in front of Gale Fortress. There's no need to recapture Partridge Village," Wang Yao said, riding his Immortal Sorrow up into the clouds and squeezing next to Yue Fei.
"Let's talk when we get to Gale Fortress," Yue Fei said with a smile, without adding anything further.
So Wang Yao rode his Immortal Sorrow to Yue Fei's side and joined the army on their journey to Gale Fortress. In fact, Wang Yao had experienced this kind of cloud-riding before. When he first met Lang Shuai, the chief of the Zhanghuang Clan, in the Heavenly Nest City of the Zhanghuang Clan in the Demon Realm, he had ridden in his cloud chariot.
However, the cloud chariot and windmill were created by the magic of the butterfly spirit of the Zhanghuang clan. The height of the cloud layer was extremely limited, almost touching the ground. Unlike the cloud under the feet of Yue Fei's army, there was no deity casting the spell, and the height reached the sky, at least a thousand meters away from the ground.
Moreover, it's unknown whether the cloud-borne windmill has an acceleration function. In any case, when Wang Yao rode it, he felt that the speed was much slower than that of an ordinary person walking. The significance of the ceremony far outweighed the actual need for movement.
But the cloud beneath his feet was different. Although he didn't feel anything unusual while on the cloud, it was actually much faster than "Immortal's Sorrow". Wang Yao estimated that it was at least twice as fast as "Immortal's Sorrow" without using spiritual power. After all, it wasn't long before Gale Fortress was in sight.
From high above, the terrain of Gale Fortress is clearly visible. In this area of the God Realm, there is a dense network of waterways and crisscrossing rivers. Gale Fortress is located precisely among these waterways and rivers. Through Gale Fortress, one can quickly reach the heart of the plains of the War God Realm. Otherwise, one can only struggle in the lakes and marshes.
Gale Fortress is clearly a place that is easy to attack but difficult to defend. Looking around, within a radius of a thousand miles, only a large area of land around it is closely connected to the front and back, lacking the necessary natural barriers. It can easily be surrounded by the demons, leaving Gale Fortress trapped in an isolated city and falling without a fight.
This is probably why Yue Fei stationed a large army behind Jifeng Fort.
The army in the clouds stopped when they were still a hundred miles away from Gale Fortress. Yue Fei ordered one of his divine soldiers to go to Gale Fortress to report. After a short while, the divine soldier returned and loudly reported to Commander Yue that Gale Fortress had opened the air barrier and requested Commander Yue to land.
Upon receiving the report, Yue Fei instructed his deputy commander Zhang Xian to settle the army on the spot and to go to Jifeng Fort to attend the pre-battle meeting as soon as the army was stationed.
Zhang Xian accepted the order and immediately relayed it to his subordinates. Wang Yao heard the bugle calls sounding in the army one after another, and the clouds beneath Yue Fei and the generals around him began to slowly dissipate.
Wang Yao observed carefully and saw that he was about to fall after losing the support of the clouds. He quickly twisted his left wrist to control Xian Jianchou and keep him at a certain height, just like the other gods.
The clouds beneath the feet of the divine soldiers in front and behind remained unchanged, only their height gradually decreased.
"Let's go!" Yue Fei shouted as soon as the divine soldiers in front of him descended to their feet, leading his generals toward Gale Fortress. The bugles in the army behind the generals continued to sound, and the cannons in Gale Fortress in front of them also roared.
Wang Yao and the other generals followed Yue Fei and landed in the center of Gale Fortress, in front of the open wooden conference hall. Wang Yao landed almost at the same time as Yue Fei. He noticed that Gao Chong was leading a group of divine soldiers and generals from the fortress to greet them with clasped hands and bowed heads at the main entrance of the hall.
"Welcome, Commander-in-Chief! Please forgive me for being unable to perform the full ceremony due to my armor." Gao Chong shouted as soon as Yue Fei landed.
Yue Fei leaped off his blue steed, and divine soldiers rushed forward to lead it. Other divine soldiers wanted to take Wang Yao's chariot, but they were stunned to see Wang Yao fold the "Immortal's Sorrow" and stuff it into his bosom after jumping off.
Fortunately, other divine generals landed one after another, and the divine soldier hurriedly ran to help the other divine generals with their mounts, so he didn't seem too embarrassed.
"You've been guarding Gale Fortress for so long, you must be tired." Yue Fei stopped and looked at Gao Chong beside him, who was holding his breath and bowing with his hands clasped, and smiled.
"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, our Yue Family Army is renowned far and wide. Those bastards are timid and rarely come to harass us. I am extremely bored staying here," Gao Chong replied loudly.
"Hehe, bored? You'll be busy from now on, I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it all." Yue Fei chuckled and teased Gao Chong.
"I'm so idle I'm practically rusting. I need to keep myself busy to get my muscles and bones in good shape. Don't worry, Commander!" Gao Chong's spirits lifted upon hearing this, and he answered loudly without changing his posture.
"Haha, good! No need for formalities!" Yue Fei laughed heartily, turned his head to look at the solemnly standing soldiers and generals under Gao Chong, smiled and nodded to everyone, and then stepped into the conference hall.
"Little Gao, you've been living the high life up front, have you forgotten about your brother?" A rough voice rang out behind Yue Fei.
"Little pet, damn it, you've gotten so fair and plump in just a few days! Looks like the land and water of Gale Fortress are really good for your health!" another voice laughed.
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