With only three thousand troops needing to be mobilized, the Northeast Fortress already had enough men on hand who could gather and march out at any time. The key issue now was that Xie Liancheng and the Assault Camp led by Zhou Chongshan were all assembled at the Plain Fortress.
They had not been needed in the previous battle to support the Smith Kingdom, but this expedition would be impossible without them.
As soon as the information had been confirmed earlier, Zhou Xu had already sent a Giant Eagle Knight carrying his written order to fly to the Plain Fortress at top speed and bring them back.
Even so, it would take the Giant Eagle Knight nearly ten days to reach the Plain Fortress and deliver the order. After that, it would take even longer for them to arrive.
You could let support matters go if you had not known about them before. But now that you knew and had decided to send troops, dragging your feet would easily create more variables.
Worried that delay might lead to complications, Zhou Xu decided to move ahead of the main force and join up with the Female Warrior Tribe's troops first.
With that in mind, Zhou Xu quickly dealt with the government affairs at hand. Then, after calling over Huo Qubing and Li Bowen and giving them a few instructions, he set out.
While passing through the grasslands, he naturally did not forget to bring Qiansui along.
With Zhou Chongshan and Xie Liancheng both absent, and the Lizardmen troops led by Bolevin unavailable for mobilization, the Vajra Realm-level Qiansui was his most important personal bodyguard.
By the time Zhou Xu reached the Northeast Fortress, Li Ce was still busy arranging the troop mobilization. After all, once they departed with three thousand troops,