Azure Heaven Saber
Chapter 861 - 861 295 The Gathering Storm_3

Chapter 861: Chapter 295: The Gathering Storm_3 Chapter 861: Chapter 295: The Gathering Storm_3 Brave men do not suffer immediate losses.

Fei Xinyu ran away in a cloud of dust.

The remaining generals looked at Wu Tiejun as if he was a deity.

“Commander Wu is truly brave!”

“Commander Wu is a role model for our generation!”

“Although we lost the battle just now, that dung pit definitely did not have a good time either!”

“We will surely win next month!”

“Commander Wu has finally risen, I have learned a lot from him over these past few months!”

“Defeated repeatedly yet never conceding, Commander Wu has never accepted defeat. This is what it means when they say Heaven does not let down those who persevere!”

“The stronger Commander Wu gets, the more assured we are in battle, aren’t we?”

“Yes, yes…”

The generals could hardly contain their joy.

The stronger Wu Tiejun became, the more confident everyone felt.

A commander who can only instruct, known as the Civil Commander, versus one who can join the battle personally, invincible in combat…

Which one would the generals prefer?

There’s no need to ask!

As for Civil Commanders, who make strategic plans behind the scenes and ensure victory from miles away, everyone respects, honors, and fears them.

But as for the invincible commander who is unbeatable also on the battlefield and can equally devise flawless strategies and win every battle, such a commander inspires adoration!

And moreover, a feeling of closeness!

Support that comes from deep within the heart.

In four words, all this can be explained: sharing weal and woe!

In times of chaos, especially a commander like Wu Tiejun, he is simply every soldier’s idol!

So though they were defeated in this battle, beaten by Fei Xinyu,

The generals instead saw hope.

Because Wu Tiejun was never afraid, he took the hits every time, and never avoided battle! And with each battle fought, the amount of time Wu Tiejun persisted grew longer!

What did this represent?

It represented limitless possibilities!

And this is what soldiers like and admire the most.

If I beat you once and you duck every time you see me, you’re a coward!

If I beat you a hundred times and you still don’t yield, I will hold you in unlimited respect!

Because you are a man!

Just as everyone was discussing fervently and spirits were high,

Suddenly.

“Report!”

“Come in!”

“Reporting to the Great Marshal, the Yan State’s army has begun to advance towards Mangyang Mountain, and the Qin Army is also on the move, four hundred li from Yuezhou City!”

“Hmm?”

Wu Tiejun straightened up. He promptly ordered someone to bring the sand table.

The generals fell silent for a moment.

Mangyang Mountain had always been a forbidden battlefield; where the conflict of the three countries took place.

In other words, no matter which country it was, if they moved towards Mangyang Mountain, it meant that the battle against their adversary was about to ignite.

If Qin country crossed Mangyang Mountain, they could threaten the cities of Yan State, and the same applied to Yan State.

Similarly, if the armies of these two countries crossed Mangyang Mountain, they would be directly threatening Yuezhou City.

“Four hundred li!”

Wu Tiejun took a deep breath, “They have already crossed the border!”

Then he issued an order, “Beat the drums, gather the generals, muster the troops!”

“Yes!”

The generals responded thunderously.

Suddenly, the clouds of war enveloped Yuezhou.

He Bibiqu at the Tiannan District command post also began mobilizing.

Meanwhile, he came to understand the origin of this war.

Only then did I realize that the cause of this war was the spy case in Yuezhou.

After a prince of Great Qin died tragically on the road, it set off a nerve storm among the upper echelons.

Then, under the planning of the Dark Guards of Great Qin, both Qi country and Yan State also erupted in similar assassinations and spy cases.

Furthermore, the scope of the impact and the number of high-level officials involved were significant.

Qin country has never been one to passively endure aggression; whatever the opponent does, we do the same.

If you make a move on the first day, I can certainly respond on the fifteenth!

But such tooth-for-a-tooth retaliation eventually escalated the conflict further.

Seeing that the severe cold weather was about to pass,

Qi country and Yan State chose to dispatch troops at this time.

Officially, it was in response to the spy cases; in reality, it was due to the arrangements of the Great Qin military department years in advance, causing both Yan and Qi to feel nervous and even fearful.

The experiences of Wu Tiejun and Fei Xinyu, and then their miraculous arrival at the Yuezhou front line, had an obvious intention, no need to ask.

The best defense is always an offense.

So… if Wu Tiejun and Fei Xinyu haven’t made their move yet, it must mean they aren’t ready!

If they were ready, they would have acted by now.

Given that, we cannot allow them time to prepare!

By deploying troops early and sending a large force to bear down upon them, the two countries could join forces to devour them first!

More crucially, Wu Tiejun had acquired the Ferocious Beast!

If the Ferocious Beast were allowed to grow, it would inevitably create a trampling force in warfare, and at that point, whoever faced Wu Tiejun would be destined for defeat.

Even if it meant a certain cost to kill the Ferocious Beast,

the losses before that were absolutely inevitable.

Several defeats were certain.

Such losses, no one wanted to bear.

Therefore, it was strategically correct for the two countries to deploy troops in this severe cold weather: by the time the tripartite battle commenced, it would basically be spring!

A truly good time for military deployment.

As long as they were victorious, there would be ten months to sweep and purge with their troops!

Ten months were enough to completely annihilate the Great Qin’s Tiannan District!

To thoroughly execute the strategic plan to destroy Great Qin!

A rumbling sound arose.

The troops of Ma Qiange stationed in the city surged out of the gates like a black torrent,

joining forces with Wu Tiejun and others.

Other military branches in the city also began to operate in unison.

Stationed in Tiannan, He Bibiqu had already issued a series of orders to collect provisions and military supplies.

The entire Tiannan District of Great Qin began to operate like a precise machine, in perfect order.

Whether politically or militarily sensitive, everyone had a clear hunch.

This war was not so simple.

He Bibiqu reported to the Emperor, “This battle, I fear, is only the beginning. If my conjectures are correct, the battle for unification of the continent will commence from here.”

No one dared to take this statement lightly.

The deployment of an army was no small matter.

All units, cavalry, infantry, baggage train, provisions, medical care… calculation,

all departments must pull together as one.

It wasn’t as simple as having invincible main battle units conquer the world. Even if the combat power of the main units was unrivaled, without good coordination between all sides, the outcome would still be the annihilation of the entire army.

The atmosphere in Yuezhou City suddenly tensed.

“Why is there suddenly a war breaking out…”

Feng Yin was somewhat baffled,

Looking at the snow-covered Yuezhou, feeling that this was somewhat beyond his common sense. According to convention, now was absolutely not a good time to start a war.

At the very least, coping with the cold was a massive problem, as cold weather-induced attrition could sometimes be worse than injuries and illnesses.

But no matter what Feng Yin thought, the situation had already reached this point.

The Illusory Silkworm flapped its wings and flew into the sky, looking into the distance.

With a distant spiritual thought, it said, “So many souls are about to scatter…”

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[Quickening the pace]