"Oh, and destroy this main road before we leave. It should at least hold the enemy back for a while!"
"That's doable. I'll arrange for men to do it right away."
The two attended to their respective duties. Guo Dundun led the main force toward Baishan Town, while Yu Guangguang waited until the army had left, then led a thousand men in a furious bombardment of the cliffs on either side of the road.
This move was vicious indeed. Not only did it stop Huo Jiajun's pursuit, it also severed communications and supply lines between Wumeng City and the rest of the North Sea Kingdom, leaving prisoners in Wumeng City unable to be transported out and supplies bound for the front unable to get through.
If this dragged on, what would the eight-hundred-thousand-strong army do without supplies?
And that was only what lay on the surface. The repercussions went without saying: this was a blatant slap in the faces of the North Sea Kingdom and Xiao Lin.
It had always been the North Sea Kingdom bullying the surrounding countries. The Shenzhou Kingdom and Cangling Kingdom had previously focused on defense; never before had they launched an invasion like this.
This time, not only had the Shenzhou Self-Defense Army taken the initiative and driven deep past Wumeng City, but news quickly spread that Guo Dundun had single-handedly held off an army and slain its commander, General Qin.
It instantly shook both countries, from their courts to the common people. The Han Palace Royal Court was deeply shocked. From the North Sea Emperor down to the palace maids and eunuchs, everyone paled. If the rise of Jiang Hao and the Self-Defense Army had merely worried them, then Guo Dundun and his men taking the offensive and successfully passing Wumeng City terrified them.