"Remnants of the Shu Expedition Army? How many are there? Who leads them? Why have they come here?"
At the same time, in the central tent of the White Lotus Sect, Zhao Hong had been reading by candlelight. Upon hearing the report from his subordinate, he frowned and questioned him repeatedly.
The messenger replied, "There are not many, only several hundred. General Ji Bai leads them. I heard they were ambushed by government troops on the way, lost contact with the main force, and were then surrounded by government troops. After several twists and turns, they finally found their way to our Northern Expedition Army camp."
"Ji Bai, that slippery fellow?" Zhao Hong pondered for a moment before saying, "Still, although the Shu Expedition Army is neither too near nor too far from our camp, they truly had no need to come here. Government troops surrounding and suppressing them? What a joke!"
With that, Zhao Hong did not panic. He set down the military text in his hand, rose to his feet, and said, "Since they wish to enter the camp, let them come. I would like to see what the person behind this is plotting..."
Boom!
Before he could finish, a tremendous blast suddenly rang out beyond the tent, and the ground began to shake violently!
Clatter!
The scroll of military writing he had just set down fell to the floor, revealing several words on its cover—
<Excerpts from the Essentials of the Military Classics>.
"Hm? They have already made their move?" Zhao Hong froze, then smiled. "Interesting. But this kind of commotion is much like when I raided the government army camp at night. They must have used some supernatural means as well. That person may have assumed our Holy Sect's army was protected by defensive divine arts