Before they knew it, it was already mid-February. Under the Spirit Taming Sect's leadership, the Central Province Coalition Army continued its triumphant advance, only to discover, to its surprise, that this camp, all but deserted and guarded by only a handful of experts, still stood unshaken.
Under Fang Qianyuan's leadership, the remaining members of the Personal Guard, along with Severed Karma Hall, Li Yan, and the others, displayed an indomitable fighting spirit. They even ventured out from time to time to patrol the nearby forests, and whenever they encountered a large enemy force, they could evade it nimbly and return in time.
Despite its overwhelming strength, the Central Province Coalition Army could do nothing about their tactics.
With this camp still nailed to the front lines like a stubborn spike, the Central Province Coalition Army constantly felt a thorn in its back and could not advance freely. If it rashly launched an assault on Shangyang City to the south, it might even find itself attacked from both front and rear, bringing disaster upon itself instead.
For a time, the army seemed hesitant, unsure whether it should pull out this spike first or ignore it and carry on regardless.
Heaven knew, their original purpose in destroying the camp had been to remove an obstacle to their southern invasion. Now they had achieved that destruction and lost two desolate beasts in the bargain, handing their opponents military merit for nothing, yet it had still accomplished nothing.
The real threat lay not in the camp itself, but in those guarding it.
"Grand Commander, should we find some way to repair the fortifications? Having walls and formation arrays to rely on would help at least a little."
On another day, Fang Qianyuan and the others held a discussion in the camp.
Since Fang Qianyuan