Zhu Zhuqing and the other Soul Master squads continued intercepting grain supplies in the rear of the Star Luo Empire.
But the Star Luo Empire's people were far too cunning. At first, the fake farmers they sent out were indeed easy to intercept, but later, they simply began sending real farmers instead.
Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Master squads could not possibly attack actual farmers. Even if they did, they first had to determine whether the farmers' carts carried grain supplies belonging to the Star Luo Empire's army.
As a result, the Star Luo Empire deployed considerably more manpower, and the number of farmers transporting food surged. Even with the interceptions in the rear, the grain reaching the front lines remained sufficient.
Over time, a subtle balance formed between the two sides.
Later, Zhu Zhuqing and the others stopped targeting only the Star Luo Empire's grain supplies. Whenever the enemy passed through a city, they would carry out harassment behind enemy lines to disrupt the enemy's offensive pace. Or they would directly burn the granaries within military camps, leaving them short on food for a day or two.
The Heaven Dou Empire continued maintaining a strategy that alternated between relaxation and contraction.
Most of the cities encountered by the Star Luo Empire's army were empty, but sometimes they faced cities under heavily guarded defense.
In their eagerness to claim credit, Ge Hang and the other advance troops exaggerated every battle they fought in their memorials submitted to Dai Mubai, no matter which city they entered.
Dai Mubai had never actually been to the front lines, so he tacitly accepted their accounts. After all, the cities had genuinely been captured.
Ge Hang and the others rose steadily through the ranks with each falsified battle report. Even Feng Xiaotian now held a position equivalent