Lian Feng did not care about the Imperial Family elder's attempts to stir up trouble. At this critical juncture, the stronger Huo Hai was, the happier he would be. If they lost this war, his career as a general would be over.
Without commenting, Lian Feng pointed to the Southern Forest Borderlands on the sand table. "Here is the location of the South Forest Fortress. When we left, we set a fire here. According to our scouts, that fire can keep burning for roughly another two days. After that, even if it hasn't gone out, it will be too weak to stop the Southern Forest Kingdom's invasion.
"At the Demonfolk Army's marching speed, it will take them roughly seven days to leave the Southern Forest Kingdom's border fortress, pass through the intermediate defensive lines, and reach Western Frontier City, provided nothing obstructs them. It might even take less time.
"We've stationed men along the way to lay traps and harass the Southern Forest Kingdom's Demonfolk Army, but that won't delay them for long. In ten days at most, they will reach Western Frontier City. With our current strength, we cannot possibly withstand a charge by two hundred thousand Demonfolk. Not even if all of us fight together."
Lian Feng knew perfectly well that the Demon Spirit Masters had five spirit general realm experts. On his side, even with the five newly arrived experts, they had only eight spirit general realm experts in total. The problem was that this was a war, not a martial arts contest.
An army of two hundred thousand Demonfolk was no easy opponent. Once surrounded, even a spirit general realm expert could be worn down and killed. Spirit general realm experts had not yet reached the point where they could disregard sheer numbers. At best, they