Ten days later, Zhang Yu learned through internal channels that after he reported the information, the two prefectures had attached great importance to it and immediately dispatched troops to the Desolate Domain to set up defenses.
As later events showed, a force of Taibo Monsters had indeed attempted to infiltrate.
Because preparations had been made in advance, they did not succeed. Moreover, a battalion from the northern front had been dispatched to cooperate in cutting off their retreat, so the results of this battle were tremendous.
According to the battle report, aside from a very few exceptionally formidable monsters that escaped back, most had been annihilated. It could be said that they had won a solid, resounding victory.
Since he had provided this intelligence, the Military Prefecture had specifically sent a letter of thanks.
Zhang Yu did not think this was his achievement, however. What he had sent back was merely an unconfirmed piece of information. Whether the truth really matched his judgment, whether the Taibo Monsters would come at all—no one could make a definite conclusion.
The person who deserved the greatest credit should have been the Military Prefecture general who had ultimately given the order and organized the battle.
After all, doing so meant shouldering immense risk. Not just anyone could make such a decision. Yet when he looked through the report again, it did not mention that person's identity. Clearly, this was a Military Prefecture secret.
Directly north of Kaiyang Academy lay Ying Prefecture, an important rear area of the northern front. The entire prefecture was like an enormous military camp, its ground covered with towering, sturdy military fortresses.
Su Qian was currently making her way through one of the grandest of these fortresses. Security was stringent all along the way, and the soldiers on either side