"Let them all in." Judging by the markings on the scout's clothes, this should be news from Jing Yun's side.
After the scout entered, he hurriedly said to me, "City God, the City God of South City has fallen. Marshal Jing Yun was surrounded halfway through his retreat. Of three hundred thousand troops, fifty thousand have been lost! He has now fortified Chong City!"
"How many troops does South City have? Who is the commanding general?" I asked pensively. Jing Yun had actually been surrounded, suffered heavy losses, and been forced to retreat to Chong City. Their opponent either had extraordinary strategic skill or twice Jing Yun's forces.
"South City has six hundred thousand troops! The commander is Zhou Xuan, and the military strategist is Ruan Qiushui!" the scout quickly replied.
I sucked in a cold breath. How had Zhou Xuan suddenly appeared out of nowhere? She had previously stolen several tens of thousands of troops from the Grand City God and gone to develop the southwest. Now she had joined forces with the Grand City God again. She really was a troublemaker!
"Tell me the details!" I sat in the commander-in-chief's seat. Dai Mei had already gone to summon the generals guarding the Tianyi Grotto-heaven.
A large group of late-stage Corpse Kings and late-stage Ghost Kings arrived, while Li Junmin and Qiu Bufan, as well as Wang Changhe, also came to discuss the military situation.
The scout briefly recounted the recent battles.
It turned out that after Zhou Xuan went to develop the southwest, she conquered cities and seized territory all along the way. The tens of thousands of troops under her command had rapidly expanded, and in just one month, she had an army of two hundred thousand. Meanwhile, Yi Yang, the City God of South City, had