Yonggu Pass, National Border Barrier.
At this sudden turn of events, the Ten Crows army nearly failed to react in time. The sudden change threw the main vanguard formation into disarray, and the drums and commands for the attack were forced to pause for several breaths. For the first time ever, everyone's brain waves were perfectly in sync.
Hadn't the National Border Barrier already been breached?
Even if it could be repaired—
There was no way it could be broken one moment and restored the next, was there?
That was far too efficient!
Even letting out a fart took a moment to work up the mood.
The troops responsible for the various formations struggled to stabilize the situation, afraid that Chu Jie and the others might seize this opportunity to lead their forces out and attack.
The rout of an entire army often began with panic.
"Don't panic!"
"Anyone who disobeys will be dealt with under military law!"
"Anyone who dares take a step back will be flogged!"
The Ten Crows enforced military discipline harshly. Most of the lowest-ranking soldiers in the army were lowly slaves or impoverished young men from the Ten Crows. If they violated military law, they would at best be beaten until their skin split and at worst lose their heads. Under such iron-fisted measures, many feared the army's discipline like tigers.
Thus, these threats really did have a calming effect. They stabilized the basic formation and prevented further chaos...
But—
In the next instant, another change occurred.
It was as though countless iron hooves were shaking the earth. Their synchronized thunder made the gravel on the ground tremble, like ten thousand horses charging.
Could Yonggu Pass finally have sent out its troops?
Little did they know, the people at Yonggu Pass were just as bewildered.