In the Southern Continent, two months had passed since Azure Owl's departure, and nearly ten months since Kuang Cang's arrival.
At the central army camp in Southern Capital City, Du Bao held up letter after letter as he reported to Kuang Cang on the movements of the various armies across the Southern Continent.
"Reporting to the General: the rebellion in Dai City has been suppressed. The Twenty-Fifth Corps has taken control of Dai City, and basic order has now been restored.
"The scattered rebel strongholds within our Demon Race's territory in the Southern Continent have been eliminated. All remaining forces are concentrated in the region centered on Haiqi City.
"That city is the largest fortress on the border between our Demon Race and Humankind's Baiyue Prefecture. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The Third Corps' ninth assault ended in failure, and its commander, General Fu Bing, was severely wounded in a surprise attack by experts from inside the city. We can now confirm that the Third Corps is temporarily unable to continue its assault on Haiqi City.
"Furthermore, Lord Can Yue of the Heavenly Martial Directorate has sent word confirming that Haiqi City's supplies are coming from Humankind's Baiyue Prefecture. Otherwise, even if the Third Corps' initial siege had failed to capture Haiqi City, it would have cut the entire city off."
Kuang Cang nodded slightly.
"Mm. I am aware. Pass down my orders: the Seventh Corps is to continue its assault on Wu City, north of Haiqi City. Once Wu City falls, it is to push farther north and capture every rebel-held port town in the northern Southern Continent. It need not concern itself with the situation in Haiqi City.
"The Thirteenth Corps is to switch from assault to siege. All it needs to do is