The rugged, majestic Tong Pass came into view.
Xiao Mo's mouth went dry. How many of these two hundred thousand soldiers would remain after they broke through Tong Pass?
But Xiao Mo had no retreat. He had to storm Tong Pass!
If he kept pulling his punches, the Heavenly Fire Dynasty would never truly take this war seriously.
Xiao Mo ordered his troops to rest and regroup, establishing a camp outside Tong Pass.
The Heavenly Fire Dynasty, Tong Pass City Lord's Residence.
"We've received confirmed intelligence. Xiao Mo will attack Tong Pass in a few days."
A subordinate reported to the commander of Tong Pass.
"I'm not afraid of Xiao Mo attacking!"
"I'm more afraid he won't dare come!"
The commander of Tong Pass did not fear Xiao Mo in the slightest. He even looked forward to fighting him to the death.
Five days later, Xiao Mo ordered his army to launch an all-out assault!
They attacked Tong Pass head-on!
Xiao Mo's objective was not merely the checkpoint at Tong Pass. What mattered more was what lay beyond it.
Once he broke through, he could move unhindered across the plains.
A brutal battle of attack and defense began!
Risk and reward were indeed proportional, but Xiao Mo also had to pay a far more agonizing price!
Tong Pass was the final checkpoint leading into the heartland of the Heavenly Fire Dynasty!
A full thirty thousand elite soldiers guarded it, with logistics staff and other administrative personnel in addition.
Altogether, more than forty thousand troops were stationed at this checkpoint.
Xiao Mo's assault on the fortress was almost like hurling eggs against a rock.
The siege lasted three days, yet they still made no progress.
Xiao Mo had to find a way to break through this checkpoint.
After turning it over