Celestial Martial Grand General's expression changed.

In the past, within the Rizhao Empire's territory, he was chased and severely injured by Xia Tianming, which was the humiliation of his life.

During that escape, he ran for a full three days and nights.

Xia Tianming was a Martial Sovereign of the Space Element, although both were Yellow Tier Martial Sovereigns, Cai Feng's strength lay in force, not speed.

As he fought while retreating, he only managed to survive by relying on his tough skin and thick flesh to not be hacked to death by Xia Tianming.

But along the way, countless wounds were inflicted on him.

Among them, the most notable was the hideous scar on his chest.

Because that slash contained the rules of the Great Dao of Space, it couldn't heal.

Since then, the Celestial Martial Grand General often went bare-chested, revealing his domineering physique.

He did this to remind himself of the embarrassment of that battle, which served as his motivation to become stronger.

The Martial Sovereigns of the Rizhao Empire rarely brought up the matter of his scars.

They say not to hit someone in the face; the Martial Sovereigns of the Rizhao Empire are much more considerate.

Unlike Xia Feng.

Those words undoubtedly reminded the Celestial Martial Grand General of his previous humiliation.

His face flushed red, and he clenched his teeth and said coldly.

"You sharp-tongued brat, today I have brought an army of sixty thousand, and you have only thirty thousand Gu Sha Army in the city!"

"Once I breach the city walls, I will reclaim everything I lost to your grandfather from you!"

Xia Feng took a step forward, dug at his ear, and then displayed an infuriating expression.

"Huh?"

"What did you say? Speak up, I can't hear you!"

This gesture was already a direct insult.

The Celestial Martial Grand General trembled with anger, and he spat.

"Good, good, good!"

"Once I breach your city walls, let's see if you can still keep up your bravado!"

With that, the Celestial Martial Grand General immediately turned his head and returned to his army.

He said no more and quickly ordered the infantry to form up and advance to storm the city!

The vanguard of the sixty thousand strong army had been undefeated in recent battles, their momentum reaching its peak.

Accompanied by the drumbeats at the rear, the vanguard of ten thousand men tilted their heads back and roared, forming groups of ten with scaling ladders, moving towards the city walls.

Facing such a rapid assault by the enemy, the Tenth Flying General, Chen Baiyu, showed a haunted expression, recalling the scene when Spirit City was breached that day.

But Xia Feng remained unperturbed, his calm eyes reflecting the armored warriors below.

At five hundred meters, he waved his hand backward.

"Begin the defense!"

At his command, the orderly frantically dashed to both sides to relay Xia Feng's orders.

The Gu Sha Army, though greatly outnumbered, showed no fear facing their enemy.

They wore cold expressions and began their actions methodically.

Cannons, archers, long-range martial techniques erupted.

The Gu Sha Army acted as if they had practiced countless times, coordinating with each other flawlessly.

No matter how fast the enemy charged or how loud the shouts, they remained expressionless, carrying out their actions step by step.

This way, efficiency was even doubled.

Countless rocks were hurled down, and the archers of the Gu Sha Army held their bows with indifference, pulling the string and releasing in one smooth motion.

The vanguard of the Celestial Martial Grand General suffered countless casualties in no time!

Seeing their comrades falling one after another, the faces of these vanguard troops began to change.

Great resistance.

This was the first time they experienced such terrifying resistance since they began following the Celestial Martial Grand General in battle!

The soldiers opposite them were unflustered by their assault, each like a cold machine!

The rate of setting up ladders slowed significantly, and the Celestial Martial Army suffered continuous casualties, while the Gu Sha Army fought more fiercely as the battle progressed.

This was the result of thousands of years of joint training and killing.

What is the most valuable thing on the battlefield?

Veterans are the most valuable.

And veterans who have fought a hundred battles become treasures!

Those who could continuously fight on the battlefield and survive had their own knowledge.

Where the enemy might appear, how to defend weak spots, where the enemy's breaches were...

In the past, these judgments required experienced generals, who would then pass them down to the armored warriors.

But on the battlefield of Hong City, Xia Feng didn't even issue a command!

Everything was analyzed and executed by themselves.

Xia Feng trained them this way.

Command transmission takes time, and if caught at crucial moments, it leads to one breach after another.

Once breaches become irreparable, that signals a complete rout!

But this tactic of filling breaches on their own is the true strategy of "firm walls and clear fields," strong as a fortress!

Xia Feng and Chen Baiyu soared into the sky, one a Third Layer Yellow Tier Martial Sovereign, the other a Ninth Layer Yellow Tier Martial Sovereign.

The Celestial Martial Grand General also had an aide who exuded the aura of a Yellow Tier Fourth Layer Martial Sovereign.

The four pairs of eyes locked through the air, confronting each other.

"That's the Eighth Underworld Emperor, Jiuming Daoist."

Chen Baiyu took a deep breath: "It seems that the news of the Emperor's Son's arrival from the Empire has leaked, and the Celestial Martial Grand General also called for reinforcements."

Xia Feng nodded.

In the duel of Martial Sovereigns, they had the absolute advantage.

After all, Xia Feng was a Ninth Layer Yellow Tier Martial Sovereign.

While the Celestial Martial Grand General was merely a Fifth Layer Martial Sovereign.

Even with the addition of Jiuming Daoist, both were just Yellow Tier Intermediate Martial Sovereigns.

However, the tricky part was that the two Martial Sovereigns of the Rizhao Empire stood within their military array and showed no intention of engaging Xia Feng and his side head-on.

It seems that this Celestial Martial Grand General, though appearing burly and rough, was indeed a

A two-thousand strong military array, powerful enough to trip up even a Profound Tier Martial Sovereign if careless.

If Xia Feng and Chen Baiyu charged in and got caught, it would mean certain death.

Therefore, Xia Feng didn't venture recklessly.

"Sixty thousand against twenty thousand, it seems they're aiming to wear us down." Chen Baiyu said worriedly.

"No rush." Xia Feng shook his head.

He turned to glance outside Hong City's walls, where the soldiers of the Celestial Martial Army had begun to climb the walls but were repelled by the Gu Sha Army.

In siege battles, the defending side always holds the advantage.

Though the numbers were significantly uneven, the well-trained Gu Sha Army was more than capable of holding Hong City for ten days.

"We're just waiting for action from Gu Sha's side now."

Xia Feng gazed towards the northern sky, a glint flashing in his eyes.

...

Celestial Martial Southeast Corner Camp.

The soldier standing guard in the lookout tower yawned, idly daydreaming.

Since launching the fierce assault against the Great Xia Empire, the frontlines brought continuous victories.

The super-large city, Spirit City, was also taken down, and he, as a guard of the Celestial Martial Army's granary, hadn't seen the Great Xia Empire's army for almost a month now.

Every day was just standing guard, watching the clouds drift across the sky.

Over time, he also grew weary.

Today was no different.

The sentry rubbed his eyes and scanned the ridge.

"Hmm?"

He furrowed his brow, subconsciously pulling back his view.

It seemed as if something was different about today's ridge.

Why was it turning black behind the ridge?

The sentry picked up the spyglass in confusion.

At a glance, his face turned ashen.

"Enemy attack!!!"

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