Chen Baiyu sighed, then reported the battle situation to Xia Feng.

Upon hearing this news, Xia Feng's expression grew increasingly grim.

The four lines of defense in East Province were breached, Southern Border's forces were steadily retreating, while the Rizhao Empire, like mad dogs, attacked causing the Ten Great Flying Generals of the Great Xia Empire to retreat step by step.

East Province, four roads; East Sea, three roads; Southern Border, three roads.

It seems that the Rizhao Empire intends to start a huge war!

Not only Chen Baiyu, but the other Martial Sovereigns from Lingxiao Pavilion also suffered varying degrees of injury.

The Rizhao Empire invested heavily, with every commanding general two to three small realms higher than the corresponding Flying Generals.

The Great Xia Empire has its Lingxiao Pavilion, while the Rizhao Empire has its Jiuteng Building.

The Jiuteng Building has twenty-seven Martial Sovereigns, divided into Nine Upper Emperors, Nine Middle Emperors, and Nine Lower Emperors.

Most of the Nine Lower Emperors are Yellow Tier novice Martial Sovereigns, and most of those charged with initiating the war are from this group.

The Nine Middle Emperors, elevated from Yellow Tier High to Profound Tier, form the core strength of the Rizhao Empire and generally do not act in ordinary warfare.

The Nine Upper Emperors are all experts above the Earth Tier.

They hold a transcendent status, like the Dragon Generals of Lingxiao Pavilion, guarding the empire's crucial passes and fortresses.

In this massive war, the Jiuteng Building of Rizhao Empire deployed six from the Nine Lower Emperors, and four of the Nine Middle Emperors to lead in various directions.

Xia Feng frowned, the battle report made him quite annoyed.

Fortunately, the Celestial Talisman Saintess Li Shiqing gently placed her tender hand into Xia Feng's big hand.

Turning to look at those beautiful black eyes, he gradually calmed down.

The fifty thousand elite troops could not be withdrawn, as military situations everywhere were intense.

Three of the Twelve Flying Generals were killed by Xia Tianming.

With the regions guarded by those three now leaderless, Xia Tianming could only have internal Martial Sovereigns fill in for them.

However, these internal Martial Sovereigns were unfamiliar with the land and, due to issues like resource allocation or other reasons, conflicts frequently arose between the two armies.

This resulted in a sluggish and heavy feeling in their command transmissions.

Moreover, the internal Martial Sovereigns generally lacked the strength of their counterparts in Lingxiao Pavilion at the same realm; naturally, they gained no advantage when facing Jiuteng Building Martial Sovereigns sharing the same fame as Lingxiao Pavilion's.

Though the battle was intense, they hadn't lost any significant city or resources yet.

The Nine Great Martial Sovereigns were still holding on; having served as frontier generals for so many years, they were certainly not to be underestimated.

They had faced and fought against stronger adversaries before.

Apart from being caught off guard initially by the enemy's surprise attack, the generals quickly organized their men later, defended the cities, and engaged in firm offensive and defensive battles.

Now, everyone urgently needed a victory to boost morale.

And the Celestial Martial Grand General, shouting most fiercely outside, became the target Xia Feng had to try all his means to eliminate.

"So that's to say, now only Gu Sha's thirty thousand troops are at our disposal."

Xia Feng sighed.

If you count the time, Gu Sha should arrive by tonight.

Thirty thousand against one hundred thousand, such a disparity in forces...

Looking at the remaining thousand battered soldiers of Chen Baiyu, Xia Feng truly felt numb at this moment.

Moreover, what Chen Baiyu was going to say next put even more pressure on Xia Feng.

"My lord, Cai Feng has already sent word that tomorrow he will lead eighty thousand elite troops in a strong attack on Hong City."

"Don't you think we should abandon this city and retreat back, to the position of Ming City where we could call for more reinforcements..."

"No retreat!"

Xia Feng shouted explosively, his words were resolute and decisive!

"The Rizhao Empire launched a fierce attack on us precisely to challenge the majesty and prestige of our Great Xia Empire!"

Clenching his teeth, Xia Feng glared angrily in the direction of Spirit City.

"From the moment I arrived from the Imperial Capital, the nature of this war has changed."

"If I, the Emperor's Son, were to reach the frontline only to be forced to retreat continually by the enemy, how could we answer to the citizens of the Great Xia Empire?"

"Other nations would also look down on us!"

Xia Feng knew that someone inside the Imperial Capital had leaked information.

The Rizhao Empire's reaction to the Emperor's Son joining the battle was straightforward: swift attack, fierce attack!

Though the Great Xia Empire is vast, it is just one among numerous empires within the Infinite Divine Domain.

The animosity between the Rizhao Empire and the Great Xia Empire had lasted for hundreds of thousands of years.

Besides these two empires, there are a dozen or so other empires in the Northern Domain of the Infinite Divine Domain.

Vultures love nothing more than rotting flesh.

And who is the rotting flesh...

Xia Feng took a deep breath, knowing he absolutely could not lose this showdown with the Celestial Martial Grand General!

"Deploy the personnel for duties, we must hold Hong City at all costs, everything waits until Gu Sha Grand General arrives."

Xia Feng quickly ordered, and Chen Baiyu, not a man without reason, sighed lightly, then turned to beckon his soldiers.

"Set up sentries, every ten miles a post, with beacon fire as the signal."

Chen Baiyu's remaining soldiers, disheartened and weary, picked up their weapons to perform their tasks.

But this Tenth Flying General, filled with grief and indignation, saw his forces nearly wiped out by Cai Feng, and barely escaped death himself.

Once the sentries were arranged, Xia Feng then led the Ten Great Saintesses into the City Lord's Mansion in Hong City, temporarily settling down.

Attacking Hong City tomorrow...

Standing by the window in the City Lord's Mansion, Xia Feng's gaze was deep.

He must devise a method to win this small-scale battle.

Otherwise, should news of the Emperor's Son's defeat spread, the other nine fronts might not hold out much longer.

The sunset drew near.

The Gu Sha Army led by Gu Sha Grand General finally arrived in Hong City with thirty thousand troops.

Xia Feng stepped outside to see these spirited Gu Sha Army soldiers, feeling somewhat comforted inside.

Gu Sha and Chen Baiyu discussed the current battle situation, while Xia Feng sat in the main seat, and the ten women seated around the large round table.

"Husband, thirty thousand against eighty thousand, how should we fight this battle?" Sun Yazhu, with eyes like autumn water gazing at Xia Feng, couldn't conceal her concern.

"No worries, I have a plan."

After a day of thinking, Xia Feng no longer felt anxious as before.

After seeing the thirty thousand Gu Sha army, he already had an idea in mind.

A small half an hour later, even Gu Sha, upon receiving the military report, furrowed his brows tightly.

He too was an experienced general with over a hundred battles under his belt, yet facing such a troublesome situation left him feeling a sense of helplessness.

Though a Martial Sovereign's individual strength is formidable, they could only retreat in the face of military arrays deployed by tens of thousands of troops.

A single Martial Sovereign could at most contend with the combined forces of ten thousand fully armed soldiers, but any more than that, they would buckle under pressure.

Even though they mastered the Power of Heaven and Earth, military arrays executed by allied soldiers could significantly harness Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power as well.

This accumulated Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power from tens of thousands could combat the Martial Sovereign's Power of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, without falling behind!

It could even counterattack fatally.

Maybe a hundred or a thousand Martial Kings couldn't match a Martial Sovereign, but tens of thousands of Martial Kings were different.

The saying goes, "Many ants can bite the elephant to death," and that's exactly how it is here.

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