Before leaving this temporary camp, Yang Lingrui informed the defending general and the three Core Formation Cultivators stationed there of the news, advising them to withdraw early and leave a stretch of buffer distance in advance.
Though they harbored some doubts, Yang Lingrui was a newly risen genius of the Dynasty, so they agreed and relocated the temporary camp dozens of li toward the rear overnight.
On the way back to the main camp, several military encampments they passed also began withdrawing early under Yang Lingrui's arrangements.
Had this been a year ago, Yang Lingrui's words would not have carried such weight. The commanders of the local garrisons might have considered his suggestions, but they would never have acted upon them so swiftly.
That was the rise in authority brought by a change in status.
As the newly risen Dynasty genius personally chosen by Consort Xi, coupled with a string of dazzling military achievements, his standing on the Northern Frontline was now no less than that of the main camp's commanding general.
After traveling for half a day, the two encountered a messenger rushing from the rear toward the frontlines.
He carried two military orders. One was an emergency deployment order for Yang Lingrui and Xue Qingluan, while the other was an order to withdraw.
The generals and strategists of the Tiger Chasing Dynasty were not paid to sit around doing nothing. A day earlier, they had already received accurate intelligence regarding reinforcements from the Eastern Wilderness and had begun considering a retreat.
However, with such a long battle line, how to withdraw, from where to withdraw, and how far to withdraw all required explicit orders before the entire front could retreat in an orderly fashion.
Otherwise, under the enemy's fierce pursuit, withdrawing forces without clear objectives could easily be