Chapter 1754: Chapter 474: Dragon Elephant Army Requests Battle (5k)_2
The Western Desolation General was consumed by the chase and unwittingly entered the Daqian territory.
Later, he returned, happily accepting the punishment.
As the moment approached, the Western Desolation General waved his hand.
"Have you all rested well? Continue the pursuit, we mustn’t let them escape.
They dared to flee to our Dali, establishing over a dozen Evil Cult Sacrificial Altars, and still want to run?
Not that easy!"
As the army mobilized, one of the Western Desolation General’s followers quietly set fire to the map laid out in the camp, burning it until only a small portion remained, then extinguished the flames and saved the remnants.
These will serve as evidence in the future, evidence that we got lost!
The Vanguard Camp of the West Desolate Army was led personally by the Western Desolation General, directly penetrating the buffer zone between Daqian and Dali.
Of course, they did not take the central path nor the usual battlefield this time, aiming to make the act appear more genuine.
The army set out, heading southward all the way.
When the following sizeable troop caught up, some recognized the place and were bewildered.
Yet, the leading general remained silent, pretending not to know, stating simply that the military order was to catch up with the Vanguard Camp and no one had a choice.
Some of the lower-ranking soldiers perhaps guessed a bit of what was happening and became more excited.
They didn’t care why; with the new emperor ascending the throne, there was immediately a chance to achieve great merit. Why wait to be spoon-fed the opportunity?
The West Desolate Army headed south, crossing the border without stopping.
Chased away, even the evil cultivators understood why, no matter how foolish they were. What could they do?
No one dared to stop; to halt meant death.
If they truly rushed into the Daqian heartland, there might indeed be a chance to survive.
The next day, the atmosphere in the Daqian court seemed slightly harmonious.
Because Dali’s forces also entered Daqian.
Compared to Dadui, they naturally paid more attention to Dali, the old adversary.
However, at this time, King Lian had already led his army to West Qian, and deciding who should confront Dali taking advantage of the situation became quite tricky.
Recently competing for the duty had turned into shirking it.
Expecting those who’ve been Peace Sealing King for too long to personally lead troops against the West Desolate Army from Dali was frankly difficult.
The western region of Daqian.
The Dadui’s Dragon Elephant Army continued to advance steadily.
The march wasn’t a reckless charge eastward but experienced a period of advance and then dispersed north and south for thorough clearing.
Behind them followed not only the Riddler but also numerous grassroots officials, who began clearing and taking control of the military and political economic powers of a city upon arrival.
Resistance wasn’t too significant, as civilians hardly cared.
Those daring to obstruct were generally audacious, established beneficiaries.
Dadui didn’t need imperial-like large families and sects.
Moreover, in West Qian, such influential forces were already scarce, and those truly powerful wouldn’t dwell in West Qian...
By the time King Lian led his troops to the front line, he gazed from afar at the sky ablaze with fiery clouds, a massive convergence of Qi-Blood affecting celestial phenomena, making him sigh softly.
The Dragon Elephant Army of Dadui moved not swiftly but was excessively suited for advancement and occupation.
An army almost entirely composed of Body Cultivation troops—nobody had thought of this before.
Given the standing of Body Cultivation in Daqian, recruiting and training a force of ten thousand with individual strength matching the Dragon Elephant Army’s soldiers was already difficult, not to mention the focus of this army lay not in individual prowess.
The discipline that commanded and forbade, the death-defying charge, were the most challenging aspects.
Daqian’s cattle and horses, under long suppression, overall environment, doomed them to lack such spirits.
Just a glance from afar made King Lian understand that under the great righteousness of reclaiming lost territories, the Daqian army could hardly hold.
This realization discomforted him; in recent days, he had executed three soldiers under martial law but still couldn’t reform the disarrayed discipline.
Fortunately, he understood Dadui merely wished to reclaim lost lands, also fortunate if it’s only this.
Otherwise, based on the information received within these days, he would have felt fear.
On the second day, the first probing skirmish began.
Daqian still mainly employed Qi Refining cultivators, while various agencies installed many incompetent agents, making the already negligent battle array loose and disorganized, remarkably slow in forming formations.
Nearly fighting individually, their spiritual techniques continuously unleashed.
On the Dragon Elephant Army’s side, a few thousand soldiers charged, forming a cohesive whole. As the Qi-Blood surged, they appeared like a giant blood-colored beast galloping across the land, immensely intimidating.
The loose and colorful spiritual techniques shattered into scattered spirit lights when swept by the dense cloud of Qi-Blood.
More powerful means saw the Qi-Blood cloud transform into a blood-burning giant elephant, charging forward directly, leaving the soldiers unharmed.
The slightly effective measures for Daqian were the specialized armor-piercing arrows prepared beforehand specifically targeting Body Cultivation.
This was initially prepared by Daqian to suppress Body Cultivation, nearly a standard across various regions.
Resulting in Daqian’s Body Cultivators being suppressed into mere cattle and horses.
Yet, when rain-like arrows pierced through the Qi-Blood cloud and fell into the formation, a torrent of dense metallic clashing reverberated.
Arrows were mostly blocked by armor, while occasional armor-piercing arrows pierced through weak spots in the armor and disrupted the Qi-Blood of Body Cultivation. However, soldiers merely drew the arrows, undeterred in their steps.
