The atmosphere inside the Nine Heavens Profound Dao Sect was eerie.
The atmosphere outside the Nine Heavens Profound Dao Sect was somewhat oppressive.
Although the great war has not yet truly begun, the land outside the Dao Sect can be described as a battlefield in the face of a behemoth like the Yunqin Heavenly Dynasty.
The sudden encounter of the scout team will only end when one side is wiped out.
Under such circumstances, there is absolutely no chance of survival if one walks alone.
But it is clear that the Nine Heavens Mystic Dao Sect achieved an overwhelming victory in this mutual sneak attacks and assassinations.
The Nine Heavens Profound Dao Sect does not possess, nor does it need to possess, the iron-blooded killing skills of military formations and armor.
Because they won't confront you directly, much less engage in a gentlemanly one-on-one duel.
In the eyes of the disciples of the Nine Heavens Profound Dao Sect, a gentleman on the battlefield is nothing more than an idiot.
The Yunqin army, which had originally pressed three thousand miles into the border of Daozong, began to retreat again and again after suffering countless assassination attempts.
By now, they have retreated to a camp more than ten thousand miles away from the border of the Dao Sect.
With enough casualties, the defensive formation was changed accordingly.
With the army arrayed in formation, it was no longer possible for the disciples of the Nine Heavens Profound Dao Sect to come and go as they pleased.
This led to a brief stalemate in the battle.
For the Yunqin Heavenly Dynasty, whose army was attacking, this was an intolerable humiliation.
Wherever the Celestial Empire's military might went, all bowed their heads in submission.
Let alone fighting on the battlefield, they didn't even have the courage to fight against the Celestial Empire's army.
This also fostered a sense of arrogance and self-importance among the people of the Yunqin Heavenly Dynasty.
Therefore, after the Heavenly Emperor ordered a war against the Nine Heavens Mysterious Dao Sect, the generals of the Yunqin Heavenly Dynasty rushed to lead their troops into battle.
In their eyes, the infamous Nine Heavens Profound Dao Sect was nothing but a place with a hollow reputation, and such a super power had no reason to exist.
Before the Celestial Empire, such petty and despicable so-called superpowers will surely be crushed by the Celestial Empire's iron army like clay chickens and earthenware dogs.
Slaughter the entire Nine Heavens Profound Dao Sect to avenge the blood feud of the princess, princes, and the 100,000 Heavenly Slaughter Army.
But when the Yunqin Heavenly Dynasty army, carrying invincible domineering power, was still thousands of miles away from the Nine Heavens Profound Dao Sect, the people of the Nine Heavens Profound Dao Sect showed them with their actions.
Why are we considered one of the super powers, and why are we the power that the Imperial Land least wants to provoke?
The assassinations were incredibly smooth and omnipresent.
The turmoil and assassinations clearly originated from the periphery, but it was only when everyone's attention was focused on the periphery that they realized the real assassination was happening right beside them.
While the ordinary soldiers were furious at the numerous casualties, they discovered that the so-called assassination was just a cover-up.
Because their true target was the generals of the Celestial Empire.
They lacked the ferocity and domineering spirit to take the head of a general in the midst of a large army, but they used their own methods to kill more than ten high-ranking generals in succession.
Moreover, after succeeding, they made a clean getaway.
This is a disgrace, a disgrace to the Celestial Empire.
The supreme commander who led the army this time was named Yun Sha, the youngest Confucian general in the Yunqin Heavenly Dynasty and also the one appointed by the Heavenly Emperor.
There are four generals in the Celestial Empire, and the other three are all from prominent families with powerful family backgrounds.
Only Yunsha came from a poor family.
With no rivals in the Celestial Empire, wars are unlikely to break out between the major superpowers. This makes it virtually impossible for someone with insufficient family background to rise to power through military merit.
However, Yunsha rose through the ranks despite these circumstances, eventually gaining the appreciation of the Heavenly Emperor and being appointed as a commander.
Therefore, Yunsha was highly respected by ordinary soldiers in the army, but he was also ostracized and suppressed by the sons of wealthy families.
He was called the "Confucian General" because Yun Sha always dressed as a Confucian scholar.
For a commander-in-chief, who strategizes and defeats countless enemies, whether or not he wears armor is not important.
It doesn't matter if we underestimate the enemy and suffer a defeat; we can simply rethink our strategy.
Therefore, Yun Sha ordered the army to retreat and then set up a series of killing traps targeting the Nine Heavens Profound Dao Sect.
"Reporting to the commander, since our withdrawal, the people of the Nine Heavens Profound Dao Sect have not followed us. After investigation, we found that the people of the Nine Heavens Profound Dao Sect have not left their post at all."
Yun Sha, dressed as a Confucian scholar, smiled slightly upon hearing this.
“If we set a trap but they don’t come, then we will definitely send someone to investigate, and that investigator will become a sitting duck.”
"If the first batch of scouts dies, we will send a second and a third batch. After we have lost a large number of our best men, they will be furious and launch a massive counterattack."
As he spoke, he looked up at the bright moon in the sky.
"Then they will ambush and block our retreat on our way to a major offensive. When we are attacked from both sides, our army will surely be annihilated."
After saying that, he shook his head slightly.
"This little princess of the Nine Heavens Profound Dao Sect is truly an extremely confident and shrewd person, but unfortunately, she has run into me."
"Pass down the order: since that little princess has already set up a trap, we naturally cannot be absent. Send people to investigate."
"Order the Sirius Legion to lie in wait and strike after the little princess's grand show begins."
After saying that, he clenched his fist and coughed, his already pale face turning completely bloodless.
Those accompanying him quickly helped him put on a cloak, while also letting out a sigh in their hearts.
The commander was erudite and mentally strong, and his kind nature earned him the appreciation of the Heavenly Emperor.
Unfortunately, his congenital meridians were blocked and his body was weak. If it weren't for the alchemists of the Celestial Empire using rare elixirs to prolong his life, he would probably not exist in this world by now.
It's truly a case of heaven being jealous of talent.
The commander himself remained indifferent to such an encounter; his greatest ambition was to accomplish the supreme feat for the Heavenly Emperor.
In this way, one dies a worthy death.
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