"Hmm...?"
When they saw Gu Chenfeng's ten thousand troops advance directly in a square formation without even changing formation.
Everyone present was greatly surprised.
Some, however, thought Gu Chenfeng intended to march his entire army together and split his forces once he reached suitable terrain.
Everyone watched the shifting black and white points of light on the terrain with tense attention.
As time passed, Li Yanhu's four detachments approached their designated positions one after another.
They completely encircled Gu Chenfeng, like a great net beginning to tighten.
Meanwhile, Gu Chenfeng's ten thousand troops still maintained a single square formation as they advanced together.
At this sight, the Northern Army's generals began to panic.
Marching and fighting were a race against time; whoever seized the initiative could often take control of the battlefield.
Had Gu Chenfeng adopted a sensible strategy for dividing his forces earlier, he might still have been able to pit his strength against Li Yanhu.
Yet even now, Gu Chenfeng kept his entire army concentrated in one place.
His troops seemed strong and numerous.
But the enemy had split into multiple detachments and occupied favorable terrain. Once battle began.
Gu Chenfeng's army could easily become a lumbering water buffalo.
It looked enormous, but its fighting power and agility were extremely limited.
Li Yanhu's detachments, meanwhile, were like beasts working together, ready to swiftly tear their prey apart with sharp teeth and fangs.
Gu Chenfeng was already at an absolute disadvantage and in grave danger.
"What's going on? Why hasn't General Gu divided his forces yet?"
"Could General Gu be planning to fight a defensive battle and stall for time?"
"Ah, this suspense is killing me!"
Everyone anxiously watched the ten thousand black points of light clustered tightly together.
Only when Gu Chenfeng's army stopped advancing on a