The Vermilion Bird Army.
Inside the commander-in-chief's tent.
"To think the Northern Emperor secretly concealed Xu Tianzhu's hundred thousand Bone-Piercing Army troops in Qifei Grotto."
"Fortunately, the Taiping Divine General's clone can still hold the situation steady on the Qifei Grotto front. Otherwise, Qifei Grotto would instead have become a major breach in our battle line this time."
After reading the intelligence transmitted through the Heaven-Patrolling Mirror, Commander-in-Chief Huo Xuan felt both lingering dread and relief.
According to the intelligence that had just arrived,
the Five Emperors' Demon-Slaying Army led by Xu Taiping's clone had been preparing to launch an all-out assault on the troops defending Qifei Grotto, only to be caught off guard by the Bone-Piercing Army, which had long been lying in ambush.
They had even nearly been wiped out in their entirety by the two Demonic Generals, Xu Tianzhu and Yao Xiong, attacking in concert from within and without.
Huo Xuan studied the map before him for a moment, then said with a frown,
"I hope this Demon-Slaying Army can hold out a few more days, until we gradually free up our hands."
But the moment those words left his mouth, Huo Xuan's brows knitted again, and he said gravely,
"Then again, Xu Taiping, if not for your reckless move, transferring sixty thousand troops away for no reason, the situation now would certainly not look so ugly."
Though Huo Xuan said this, he had already tightened his grip on the Vermilion Bird Token and begun using his mind to review the battles of the Vermilion Bird Army's various forces, hoping to see whether any unit could spare some men.
Before Huo Xuan could finish his review, however, an urgent message suddenly rang out from the Heaven-Patrolling Mirror.
"Great General Huo, this is your subordinate Tie Yu of