What Kind of Fight Is This?!

No matter what, Ji Fa ultimately sent out his army.

Shen Gongbao took command, with Yang Jian as the vanguard, and they marched on Sishui Pass.

The commander defending Sishui Pass was named Han Rong. He was not particularly capable, but he had one virtue: loyalty. Otherwise, Di Yi would not have entrusted him with the position of Sishui Pass's commander back when he was on the throne.

After all, Sishui Pass bordered Xiqi. If Xiqi rose in rebellion, Sishui Pass would bear the brunt of it. Such an important pass naturally had to be defended by someone utterly loyal.

Xiqi had not been planning rebellion for merely a day or two, so they were undoubtedly thoroughly familiar with Sishui Pass's situation.

Thus, knowing full well that Han Rong was merely an ordinary man, Shen Gongbao did not order Yang Jian, the vanguard commander, to scout the way or gather intelligence. Instead, he ordered him to seize Sishui Pass and use it as the base camp for Xiqi's army to attack the Five Passes.

This time, Xiqi deployed five hundred thousand troops, with Yang Jian commanding fifty thousand as the vanguard.

In Shen Gongbao's view, with a Grand Unity Golden Immortal like Yang Jian and fifty thousand soldiers supporting him, taking Sishui Pass from the likes of Han Rong should have been effortless.

Yet when Yang Jian led his troops to Sishui Pass, he discovered that things did not seem to be so simple.

Following Shen Gui's orders, Qiu Shou Xian and the others stationed at Sishui Pass had not concealed their auras, using them to intimidate any enemies who came calling.

Thus, after arriving outside Sishui Pass with his army, Yang Jian sensed at least eight or nine Grand Unity Golden Immortal auras within the pass, along with even