"Soldiers, follow me and set out."
"Go! Go! Go!"
The shouts of killing came and went.
Du Tianwu got on his horse and kept pace with Su Fei, walking at the front of the team.
One hundred thousand troops, like a long dragon, marched toward the border of the Yan Kingdom in the north.
Tracer flags fly, war drums beat.
Su Fei is riding on the horse, looking calmly ahead.
White Lotus Sect's Celestial Person Realm is a strong man, I don't know how many moves he can block.
This time, Yan Kingdom White Lotus Sect must be completely eradicated.
One hundred thousand Great Xuan Army After twenty days of long-distance march, the army entered the territory of the Yan Kingdom.
Continuing to march, as far as the eye can see, there are barren fields and ridges along the way.
These lands that were once green with wheat seedlings are now only withered and yellow weeds.
Occasionally you can see burned villages.
Du Tianwu has already ordered the army to stay away from the area controlled by the White Lotus Sect and choose an edge route.
Even so, the shadow of war still lingers.
The sights they saw along the way made this expeditionary army inevitably feel heavy.
Passing a boundary, Su Fei reined in his horse and scanned both sides of the road.
Not far away, under the slope, Yan Kingdom people were dragging their families and hurriedly on their way. The old man was leaning on a broken staff and stumbling. The woman was holding a child with a yellow face and thin skin in her arms. The child's cry was weak. Several half-year-old teenagers were carrying shabby luggage, their eyes full of fear and confusion.
These people's clothes are covered in dust and their original color has long been lost. Their cheeks are sunken and their lips are chapped.
Such teams can be seen everywhere along the way, some fleeing towards the Great Xuan border, others heading towards the Yan Kingdom hinterland, and those who have not yet been breached and stabilized the city are fleeing.
They were all walking in a hurry, their faces full of helplessness for the troubled times.
Su Fei sighed, he once destroyed the White Lotus Sect branch in Great Xuan.
It can be said that Great Xuan has completely eliminated the scourge of the White Lotus Sect.
This is to prevent Great Xuan from suffering from war.
Therefore, he has never intuitively felt the impact of war on ordinary people.
These Yan Kingdom people should be like the people of Great Xuan, either working in the fields or doing their own errands.
Live a peaceful life and enjoy family happiness.
Now, due to the White Lotus Sect's rebellion, he was forced to leave his hometown and became a refugee.
Struggling to survive in hunger and cold.
Zhenguo Gong Du Tianwu saw all this in his eyes, and his expression was equally solemn.
"Marquis Su, in the troubled times since ancient times, it is these unarmed ordinary people who have suffered. White Lotus Sect, this group of thieves, burned, killed and looted wherever they fell. It seems that these Yan Kingdom people have been plunged into trouble."
Du Tianwu paused and looked towards the gray sky in the distance.
"I only hope that the rebellion can be put down as soon as possible. I hope that this war will never reach Great Xuan's territory, so that my Great Xuan people will be spared such suffering."
Su Fei nodded slowly, deeply convinced.
Great Xuan borders Yan Kingdom. If Yan Kingdom completely falls into the hands of the White Lotus Sect, it is very likely that the war will spread to Great Xuan.
By then, the people of Great Xuan will be reduced to what they are now.
In addition to system tasks and eradicating the old rival White Lotus Sect, protecting the territory and people of Great Xuan is also the responsibility of Su Fei as the commander of Imperial Guard.
"Speed up the march and be sure to arrive at the Yan Kingdom Upper Valley Commandery within three days."
Du Tianwu turned the horse's head and gave a deep command to the messenger beside him.
Upper Valley Commandery is the first stop of this army, and it is also the intersection of the Yan Kingdom court forces and the White Lotus Sect rebels.
It is still in the hands of the Yan Kingdom court, but now it is also in a delicate balance.
The 100,000-strong army accelerated their march, and their horses' hooves trampled the official road.
The army continued to move forward, and the number of refugees along the way gradually increased. Occasionally, scattered Yan Kingdom remnants could be seen, most of them in tattered clothes.
When they saw the Great Xuan army, their eyes first flashed with vigilance, and then turned into indescribable complex emotions, including hope, shame, and confusion about the future.
Du Tianwu ordered that the refugees should not be driven away. If there were serious injuries, military doctors accompanying the army would be given some diagnosis and treatment. Such actions also made the Yan Kingdom people along the way less hostile and more kind to this foreign army.
One hundred thousand troops continued to march.
At night, Du Tianwu will order to set up camp in an open area of the choice. The Chinese army's tent is at the core, surrounded by layers of tents. The cavalry tents are arranged in rows, and some archers lie in ambush near the Chinese army's tent.
As for the three hundred Imperial Guard led by Su Fei, Su Fei arranged for them to be scattered outside the camp and near the central army, forming several airtight lines of defense.
Su Fei would sit alone outside the tent every night, and the power of his soul would be emitted, while simultaneously running God-tier Insight Technique, covering the entire camp and several miles around it.
For several days at night, the camp was brightly lit, but the White Lotus Sect assassin was never seen, let alone the Celestial Person Realm assassin.
Su Fei will arrange Imperial Guard to patrol the camp defense line every night.
In the past few days, Imperial Guard couldn't hold it any longer and went to report to Su Fei.
"Commander, it is said that our army has been in the country for many days, so White Lotus Sect cannot be unaware of it, but why didn't we see them sending people to assassinate General Du?"
Su Fei was quite calm, and he looked outside the tent into the dark night.
"Either they are lagging in information and have not yet figured out the reality of our army, or they are brewing a bigger plot. Please pass on the order and be on strict alert without letting down the slightest bit."
Su Fei knew in his heart that White Lotus Sect could stir up Yan Kingdom Wind and Cloud, which was by no means easy to deal with. So standing still made him more vigilant.
During the march, pay more attention to the surrounding mountains and terrain to avoid falling into an ambush.
As the night grew darker that day, the hustle and bustle in the camp gradually subsided, and only the soldiers on night watch remained at their posts.
Su Fei closes eyes and rests, Power of Heaven and Earth circulates slowly in the body, ready to respond to emergencies at any time.
The calmness of these few nights did not make him relax his vigilance, but made him more certain that White Lotus Sect of the Yan Kingdom was more troublesome than the branch in Great Xuan.
The scenes along the way are still heart-wrenching, with stretches of barren fields and ridges, the ruins of burned villages silent in the wind, the ranks of refugees getting larger and larger, and occasionally the remnants of the Yan Kingdom soldiers who have retreated from the front line can be seen.
When they saw the flag of the Great Xuan army, they first subconsciously clenched their weapons and their eyes were full of vigilance. When they saw that the army was in strict discipline and there was no looting, the vigilance gradually dissipated and was replaced by complicated and unclear expressions.
Du Tianwu abided by military discipline and not only ordered not to expel the refugees, but also ordered people to distribute some coarse grains from the army's rations to the civilians who were seriously injured and unable to travel along the way.
Yan Kingdom The people were still worried at first and did not dare to approach Great Xuan Army. However, when they saw that the elderly and children were being treated and receiving food, they gradually let down their guard.
Occasionally, people would bring wild vegetables, fruits and vegetables to outside the Great Xuan Army camp.