Tuoba Tao and more than 7,000 light soldiers were burned to ashes by Meng Hu in the Valley of Despair. Although the five thousand Mingyue heavy soldiers who were left behind in the camp still had the advantage in military strength and equipment, they had lost the coordination and cooperation of the light infantry and had become difficult to move forward. The situation in the Hexi Fortress took a sharp turn, and Situ Rui, who was far away in Qingzhou, was still waiting for good news.

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Three hundred miles west of Hexi Fortress, Heyuan.

Heyuan City is located at the western end of Hexi Canyon and is a major military town in the eastern part of Qingzhou.

The governor of Qingzhou Situ Rui stood solemnly on the towering city tower surrounded by a group of staff and generals. At Situ Rui's feet, teams of full-fitting Mingyue Empire troops lined up in neat square formations, stepping on neat steps, surging out of the city, like a torrent of steel, rolling towards the distant east...

Chief of staff Du Yu said with concern: "Sir, the guards come to report, and there seems to be a detailed work of the Glorious Empire in the city."

"It's okay." Situ Rui waved his hand and said calmly, "Three legions have more than 300,000 troops have been fully deployed on the west side of the Hexi Canyon. It is impossible to mobilize such a large army to cover up. What's more, there are two shortcuts to go from the Empire to the Glorious Empire, one is Tianlang Pass and the other is Hexi Canyon. Now these two shortcuts have been cut off by our army. When the city's fine works crossed Qingyun Mountain to deliver the news, the empire's army had already stepped onto the border of the Glorious Empire!"

"Yes." Du Yu responded respectfully: "The Governor is extremely wise, but he is not as good as a humble person."

Situ Rui waved his hand and suddenly asked, "Is there still no news coming back to Tuoba Tao?"

Du Yu hurriedly said: "Sir, no news has been passed back yet."

Situ Rui was silent for a while before saying quietly: "It seems that the war in the canyon is not going well."

Du Yu whispered: "Information shows that there is only one enemy corps in Hexi fortress, and all of them are newly recruited light infantry. General Tuoba has enough heavy infantry in the corps, light infantry in the two corps, and archers in each brigade, spearmen and baggage soldiers. Logically speaking, there should be no suspense in this battle?"

"Yes, there is indeed no suspense in this battle." Situ Rui nodded slightly without comment and said in a faint voice, "But Tuoba Tao just made a suspense, hehe..."

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More than 400 miles east of Hexi Fortress, Hedong Prefecture.

Hedong Prefecture is the second largest prefecture in the western province, and Hedong City is also the second largest city in the western province, second only to Xiling City, the capital of the western province. If the Tianlang Fortress and Hexi Fortress are the first barriers to resist the invasion of the Mingyue army, then Hedong City is the last barrier to protect Xiling.

In the west of the city, Zhao Yue's temporary governor was in charge.

Zhao Yue was pacing back and forth in the signing room. From the moment he received the message from the Qingyun Mountain beacon, two days have passed. For two days, Zhao Yue was not worried about food and food, and was worried that his baby daughter would have something to do. Then the sky was really falling.

A burst of rapid footsteps suddenly sounded from behind. When Zhao Yue looked back anxiously, his confidant Zheng Ke ran in with sweat on his head and gasped, "Sir, good...good news."

Zhao Yue suddenly stopped and said anxiously: "Tell me quickly!"

Zheng Ke wiped the sweat from his forehead and gasped, "Miss, she's not... okay."

"call."

Zhao Yue breathed a long sigh, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with lingering fear, and asked again, "Where is Qinghan?"

Zheng Ke said: "Miss. She is now with the cavalry corps of Warhawks. She just now was an urgent letter from the Warhawks."

“That’s good.”

Zhao Yue's heart was completely relieved. Since Zhao Qinghan had already joined the cavalry corps of War Eagle, there would be no accidents. However, when he thought about it, Zhao Yue was still a little worried and said, "In this way, you immediately issue another urgent order to ask War Eagle to protect the lady and withdraw back to Hedong immediately."

Zheng Ke's face changed slightly and he whispered: "Sir, Zhan Ying also said in the letter that the Hexi Fortress is under the fierce attack of 20,000 troops of the Mingyue Empire, and the situation is already in danger. If the Zhan Ying's cavalry corps advance lightly, or can still arrive before the Hexi Fortress is captured, otherwise, the Hexi Fortress will have the five thousand new recruits stationed in the fortress..."

Zhao Yue looked slightly cold and said in a deep voice: "Can't you hear clearly what I am like?"

Zheng Ke trembled slightly when he heard this and said respectfully: "I am stupid, so let's arrange it now."

Watching Zheng Ke's figure go away, a sneer suddenly popped up at the corner of Zhao Yue's mouth, and he whispered to himself: "Woman's kindness!"

In Zhao Yue's eyes, the Hexi Fortress is a large beacon tower. The five thousand new recruits stationed in the fortress are even more pawns that can be abandoned at any time. A group of mobs who lack training, equipment, and supplies will lose what a pity? Zhao Yue will never take risks with the life of his precious daughter for the sake of a mere 5,000 mobs.

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Hexi Canyon, Mingyue Camp.

The chief of staff summoned all the captains of the five heavy infantry brigades to Tuoba Tao's central army tent.

Now that Tuoba Tao is missing, Xiao Tian, ​​the commander of the heavy infantry corps, is still alive and dead. The chief of staff, as the highest left-behind commander, certainly has to take responsibility, but after all, he is not a military chief who stands alone, so he still has to call up several captains to make decisions on some things.

Looking around for a week, the chief of staff said in a heavy tone: "Everyone, although we are still unable to determine what happened in the Valley of Despair last night, it is an indisputable fact that General, Captain Xiao Lian, and the seven thousand troops have not returned yet. Whether we believe it or not, we must make the worst plan."

The five captains were confused, and they couldn't figure it out.

No one can figure out that a war that could have been easily won was the result of the current outcome!

Most of the divisions had nearly 20,000 troops when they set out, but now there were only less than 5,000 heavy infantry and a large squadron of baggage soldiers. Even the division commander Tuoba Tao and the regiment commander of the three light and heavy infantry were all missing. Although the exact death was not obtained yet, everyone knew that they were in danger.

"Why?"

A captain murmured to himself, "Why did it become like this?"

"Yes." The chief of staff nodded and sighed, "I'm also wondering why it turned out like this?"

"Our army has nearly 20,000 troops, while the defenders in the Hexi Fortress have less than 5,000 people, and they are all newly recruited light infantry, a group of mobs who lack training, equipment, and supplies! Just from the comparison of troops and equipment, our army can crush the enemy to pieces without any effort!"

"But……"

"Since that man broke out with that army, everything has changed!"

"This man and this army are like an annoying fly. They can't drive away no matter how hard they drive them. They are like cockroaches. They can't kill them no matter how hard they are. They are more like wolves. If they are not careful, they will bite them hard and tear off a large piece of meat..."

All the five captains were silent, and what the chief of staff said was how they felt in the past two days!

That person and the army that broke through, gave them the feeling of flies, cockroaches, and wolves!

The chief of staff sighed and finally said: "The current situation is very serious. We have lost the command of the general and the coordination and cooperation of the light infantry. We are already unable to move forward. It is impossible to capture the Hexi Fortress on time. If we do not withdraw back to Kawahara, we are afraid that even the five thousand of us will not be able to save us!"

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Ten miles west of Mingyue Camp, on the desolate river beach.

After a fierce pursuit of the tiger team, the soldiers of the Tigers were lying and sleeping soundly beside the burning fire. After all, people were not made of steel and iron. No matter how strong the body was, they would feel tired.

The overall situation has been decided, and Meng Hu can finally sleep well.

Even though he has a steely will and a rock-like body, Meng Hu still has times of exhaustion.

The seven thousand light soldiers of the Mingyue Empire Army have turned into ashes and have lost the coordination of the light infantry. The heavy infantry left behind in the camp are like giant beasts that have lost their limbs. Although they are extremely powerful, they are not worth worrying about. The only thing the tiger corps needs to do now is to hurry up and rest, maintain enough energy, and then pounce on them like wolves, biting the giant beast to death.

A burst of rapid footsteps came from a distance, and the slight vibration on the ground immediately woke Meng Hu up. When he was anxious to look, the leopard covered in frost was running back from the front.

"Sir." Leopard gasped, "Enem...the enemy has withdrawn the camp!"

"Oh?" Meng Hu's eyes immediately flashed with a hint of cold murderous intent and shouted coldly, "Whistle blow, everyone gather!"

"beep……"

"beep……"

"beep……"

As Meng Hu finished speaking, a sharp and rapid whistle suddenly rang through the desolate river beach. The soldiers who had just been asleep immediately woke up from their sleep. They grabbed the swords and longbows around them like conditioned reflexes, bounced up, and then rushed to the direction where the whistle sounded and began to gather.

In less than a moment, all the soldiers had already assembled.

Although actual combat is cruel, it is the most effective way to train troops. Since the Mingyue Army attacked, less than three days have passed, but these soldiers have transformed from ignorant recruits to cold and cruel veterans. Now they can stab the sword into the enemy's stomach without hesitation, or turn a deaf ear to the wailing and moaning on the battlefield.

The current Tigers United are a group of wolves, a group of cold, cruel, and bloodthirsty hungry wolves!
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