This time, the Rebel Princes' Coalition Army had found the key to victory. The moment they encountered Hu Ze's army, they pounced like ravenous wolves, driving straight toward the central army where his main forces stood.
With the experts under Hu Ze's command dead or gravely wounded, he was now short of manpower. The enemy broke through with ease, storming one defensive line after another and cutting down their commanders.
During this war, many petty lords who flattered the powerful and trimmed their sails to the wind had also joined the rebels, further strengthening the rebel princes. But Li Chen had no interest in those newly arrived experts. His gaze remained fixed on War Lord Huang, who charged at the very front, leading the way.
Not far behind him, more than a dozen Attendant Gods, each with a Dharma Body over a thousand zhang tall, had likewise been summoned through the Deification Sacrifice Ritual and followed him into battle.
They had all been Demon King-level generals under War Lord Huang's command during his lifetime, brave and loyal, fighting to the death. Moved by their admirable resolve, the Progenitor of Great Qian had enfeoffed them as War Lord Huang's Attendant Gods. They accompanied him on every campaign, victorious wherever they went.
The authority Prince Ning possessed to control him was simply too crucial. Being able to bend this Orthodox God to his service had already, without a word, proved that Heaven's Mandate rested upon him and that he ought to rule Great Qian.
But Li Chen supported Emperor Kangping. He cared nothing for Prince Ning.
He also knew that a powerful vassal prince like Prince Ning would never willingly submit to his control. The crown prince in Hu Meiniang's womb, on whom he had already placed his wager, had to be