Though these people were all ordinary civilians, their sheer numbers were overwhelming.
The Northern Barbarians were unusually united in their resistance. Under their Grand Lords, they fought back while claiming territory and gathering forces, with the Grand Lords exercising unified command.
Chaos. Everything had descended into chaos.
Before Guo Dundun and his men could retake Wumeng City, large Northern Barbarian forces blocked them on the official road, leaving them unable to advance or retreat.
City Lord Cai's New Shenzhou Army had just taken Hengyang City and had not even had time to reorganize before they were trapped inside, afraid to act rashly. He could hardly be blamed; there were simply too many enemies.
Fortunately, Hengyang City was the territory of that Grand Lord, Sichen, and held countless supplies and resources. Though he had moved most of them out after the city fell, what he had not managed to take was still enough to feed the New Shenzhou Army's hundreds of thousands of troops for several months.
Now, City Lord Cai only needed to hold the city firmly and avoid going out to clash head-on with the enemy.
Guo Dundun and the others in Wumeng City were in the same position, with the City of Eternity behind them. Upon learning that Jiang Hao had taken the Han Palace Royal Court, King Han was overjoyed. This was the first time in nearly a thousand years that the Shenzhou Kingdom had gained the upper hand in its wars with the North Sea Kingdom. Back then, Xiao Lin's army of over seven hundred thousand Northern Barbarians had captured the City of Eternity and crushed everything in its path, and when He Qin's 100,000 Northern Barbarians Army reached the city gates, everyone in Shenzhou City feared for their lives.
Only half a year had passed