Chapter 67: Lightning Offensive

  In the mountainous area on the border of Sasak Province, in the early morning when the sun had not yet risen and the sky was still not bright, there were many misty vapors surrounding the majestic mountains. Such a morning should have been very quiet, but it wasn't.

  In a valley surrounded by two steep cliffs, a gate made of giant stones over ten meters high completely blocks the east-west passage through the valley. To the east of the gate is a densely built Farnod military camp, where two elite legions of the Farnod Direct Legion are stationed, with a total of 10,000 soldiers.

  Suddenly, a large number of Bimon warriors and wolf tribe soldiers appeared in the Farnode army camp. These beastly troops not only had much higher morale and cultivation than the Farnode garrison, but also outnumbered them.

  As the battle began, the defenders of Fanore had already lost any chance of victory. The bodies of the two colonels and the two lieutenant generals were hung on the most conspicuous place on the east wall of the city gate at the beginning of the battle. The resistance of the defenders was never well organized, they just didn't want to die too quickly, so they fought desperately.

  In front of the barracks, Liu Yu was holding a golden hilt sword and fighting against a Farnese soldier with three-stage Dou Shi strength. Such Dou Qi cultivation is considered very good among Farnese soldiers, and every time this soldier swung his sword, there were several red Dou Qi light halos mixed with the sound of breaking air, which was quite powerful, but still far inferior to Liu Yu.

  Liu Yu's sword only had a hint of golden light, apparently "Breaking Barbarian's Aura" hadn't been used to its fullest extent. However, as soon as the two long swords made contact, the red aura would definitely be dispersed and this soldier's long sword would gain an opening.

  This soldier is completely fighting with his life on the line, only attacking and no defense, seemingly wanting to die together with Liu Yu.

  “Huang” Liu Yu suddenly exerted his strength, and the golden light of the Jīn Qián sword flashed, directly cutting off the long sword that was chopping towards him. The long sword's momentum did not decrease, and it took advantage of the opportunity to cut off the left hand of this Fano soldier who was not holding a sword. This Fano soldier, who had suffered serious injuries, was forced to retreat backwards, but the originally flat ground beneath his feet quietly rose up into a small mound about half a foot high. The unguarded soldier was knocked off balance by the small mound and immediately fell backwards.

  Liu Yu stood still for a moment before leaping forward, his long sword stabbing into the soldier's throat.

  Liu Yu casually plucked off the chest badge with the soldier's number, position and name from this soldier's chest, silently counting in his heart that this was how many Farnese soldiers he had killed today.

  At the same time Liu Yu killed this Fanude soldier, the battle inside Guankou was also nearing its end. The barbarian army did not accept prisoners of war, so the defenders here were all killed.

  Liu Yu and his men set out overnight after receiving their rations last night, rushing to this pass. Along the way, they destroyed many sentry posts left behind by the defending troops in the mountains, keeping the Farnese army in the dark.

  Before launching the attack at dawn today, the whole army rested for two hours in a forest. Liu Yu and Fei Tuo seized the opportunity to take a nap on the somewhat chilly muddy ground. Afterwards, the army was divided into two parts: one half was responsible for attacking the defending troops at the pass, while the other half was responsible for completely blocking off the eastern escape route, ensuring that no defenders would be able to flee from the east.

  Before the attack, Liu Yu discovered that Jilun and a temporarily appointed duwei of the veteran battalion had preceded them into the Fan Ye military camp. When Liu Yu and his men entered the camp, they saw from afar the corpses of two Fan Ye officers hanging on the city wall at the gate, with many more Fan Ye soldiers' corpses scattered about and hanging askew on the gate.

  After the battle, many Fano soldiers discovered that the situation was unfavorable and wanted to open the gate of the pass and run west. Unfortunately, Jiren stood at the gate like a god of death, and these Fano soldiers, who were at most sixth-order Douzun cultivation, could not escape in front of the Douwang.

  "Immediately sweep the battlefield, take away food and fine weapons, carefully search to ensure no one is left behind, the wounded go to the rear of the army to rest, and the dead are taken away." The commander's order to infuse morale into his troops echoed through the empty valley as soon as the battle was over.

  After Du Ai Su, Liu Yu and his army set off again, advancing northwest.

  "It can be a bit easier today." Following the rules of the great army, Liu Yu and his team were the main attackers in the previous battle, so it's their turn to take charge of the siege in the next battle. As he marched forward with the great army, Liu Yu said somewhat relaxedly to Feite beside him.

  "I killed three." Fite returned with some pride, but the next moment his smile froze. Liu Yu casually pulled out a badge of a Fanord soldier from his pocket, and at a glance, he knew it was not just three.

  "Haha." Liu Yu smiled somewhat complacently and turned his head towards the northwest.

  At the same time that Liu Yu and his men captured the first pass, similar scenes were being enacted in several other places in this mountain range stretching for hundreds of miles from north to south. The Farnese garrisons at several passes and fortresses were still asleep when they were suddenly attacked and annihilated by the beast tribe's army.

  One of the beast tribes' armies advanced the fastest, and they had already taken two Farnod passes in a row without making any noise. Gaia, who was wearing golden armor and red robes, stood on the side of the road, watching the beast tribe's army advance with all their might.

  To his left stood five middle-aged golden Bamun officers in golden formal attire, tall and strong, with seven officers owning golden scabbards like Gilen and Ptolemy, indicating their identity as Bamun Duwei.

  Apart from the five golden-haired Bamonti on the left, there were also four wolf tribe officers standing on Gaia's right side, wearing blood-red long robes with blue long swords hanging from their waists. The attire of these four was the same as that of Teir, the second battalion commander of the wolf tribe whom Liu Yu was familiar with, and they were the four wolf tribe commanders.

  The existence of these nine marshals indicates that they are undoubtedly the strongest among several major armies.

  In the central part of the southern mountain range of Fano, a castle with an area of over 1,000 square meters guards a narrow and open valley. At the top of the central tower of the castle, the commander-in-chief of the Sas Province's direct military corps is leaning against the pillar with one hand, looking at the western mountains with some doubts.

  The highest military officer of the Sas province had a lot of wrinkles on his white skin with many spots, and it seemed that he was already over 40 years old.

  "It seems there's no need to worry that much." A general in sky blue military uniform, standing behind the commander-in-chief, asked faintly. The general was about 40 or 50 years old, with golden long hair and slightly white beard on his cheek, and a few dignified lines on his angular face.

  "Alas, I don't know why my heart is always restless." The Grand Marshal didn't turn his head but knew it was one of his colleagues, also a Dou Huang, so they spoke with less restraint.

  "There's no need, Jie Ka was just about to come find you but I stopped him. The 52nd and 53rd legions have just sent word that they will arrive outside Bana City the day after tomorrow after marching day and night, although the 20th legion will be a few days late it won't affect the overall situation. After the autumn harvest is over we'll have an army of six million and still can't hold onto these seven or eight hundred miles of mountains." The general said with some ease.

  "Oh, I was worried for nothing." The commander-in-chief turned around and looked at the general as soon as he heard that reinforcements were coming, and the look of doubt on his face finally dissipated a lot.

  "The two envoys will be back soon as well. With the information they provide, we might still have some gains to reap." The general added.

  "Hmm, the two envoys set out three days ago. Calculating the time, they should be back tomorrow. Let's wait until they return before saying anything else." He seemed to have some reservations about whether he could make a great achievement under Da Tongling.

  "Alright, then it's settled. I'll go and inspect again." The Grand General saw that the Grand Commander's look of doubt had completely disappeared, so he prepared to leave.

  "Hold on, are the main roads leading everywhere completely unobstructed?" The Grand Commander asked again.

  "Yes, the latest letter this morning said that the soldiers sent to repair the road three days ago have completely opened up all the turning points. When there is a situation at any checkpoint in the future, we can dispatch reinforcements at the fastest speed." Hearing this answer, the commander finally showed a hint of a smile.

  "It seems we should have a drink." The Grand Marshal said with some jest.

  When night fell again, several beast tribes' armies in the southern border of the Wolf Tribe's territory in the Beastman Kingdom were quietly deploying their formations and slowly advancing eastward.