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Chapter 1827 - 1820: Frequent Reports of Victory

Chapter 1827: Chapter 1820: Frequent Reports of Victory

Jiuyun Shuang was not only leading the army in combat for the first time, but also experiencing such a bloody battle for the first time.

Although he did not fight personally, he was equally inspired by the fierce battle, his whole body filled with excitement. Due to continuously shouting orders, his throat had long gone hoarse.

As the heir of the Jiuyun Clan, he had heard the most since childhood about the strength of the Yipa cavalry and the need to approach them with caution.

Therefore, he had been quite fearful before the battle, always feeling uncertain.

But as this battle came to a temporary halt, he was finally at ease, knowing he could fully trust the newly trained army.

After the enemy retreated like the tide, the surviving Dongsheng soldiers began to collect the wounded and adjust their formations to ensure the flag formation could withstand the next enemy charge.

However, unfortunately, they might not have such an opportunity.

Because this battle truly frightened the Chiwo Tribe cavalry, and their pride as Yipa cavalry was buried along with the heavy casualties of this battle.

Thus, less than half an hour after the battle ended, Toto sent an envoy to request an audience with Jiuyun Shuang again, and Jiuyun Shuang went out to communicate with him once more.

At this moment, Toto was like a dog with a broken spine, having completely lost his previous confidence and arrogance, humbly lowering his once-proud head in front of Jiuyun Shuang.

After much deliberation, he decided to surrender to the Dongsheng army, only asking Jiuyun Shuang to spare his troops and tribe.

For the demands of Jiuyun Shuang, which he once thought to be exceedingly harsh, he now accepted them entirely.

Once Jiuyun Shuang agreed to the surrender, Toto immediately returned to his settlement to order all Yipa cavalry to cut their bowstrings and break their arrows, present their knives, and remove their armor, formally surrendering to the Dongsheng army.

Jiuyun Shuang did not expect to achieve victory so easily and to successfully subdue a tribe.

Although his own casualties were not small, for someone who was prepared for more than half losses, these casualties in exchange for victory were indeed quite favorable.

Reinforcements from the rear continued to supplement the front lines, and in the far rear, reserves trained by the Imperial Court were also assembling in the Northern Province. Over a month, the Wen Family Court sent over twenty thousand reserves to reinforce Jiuyun Shuang’s unit in the Northern Province.

Jiuyun Zheng was perplexed by the operations of the Wen Family Court, because although the reinforcements were nominally for Jiuyun Shuang’s unit, in reality, the Court handed all the troops over to Jiuyun Zheng, as if wanting him to assist in reinforcing Jiuyun Shuang.

On the surface, this seemed appropriate.

After all, Jiuyun Shuang is Jiuyun Zheng’s son, and having the father responsible for his son’s logistical support seems acceptable. The Wen Family Court’s move seemed like an attempt to win over Jiuyun Zheng, trying to be on friendly terms with him.

However, it should be noted that Jiuyun Zheng is no ordinary person; he is the Patriarch of the Northern Province State Clan and commands over a hundred thousand troops, truly holding immense power.

Having command over such a large force and the esteem of the Northern Province, it is hard to imagine the Wen Family Court daring to entrust their trained troops and logistical support entirely to him.

However confused he might be, Jiuyun Zheng did not delay in providing assistance to his son. Under his arrangement, Jiuyun Shuang’s frontline troops received continuous supplements of personnel and supplies from the rear, greatly ensuring his sustained combat capability.

Jiuyun Shuang lived up to expectations, achieving victory after victory, repeatedly defeating the Yipa tribes and ordering them to cut their bowstrings and break their arrows, an accomplishment Jiuyun Zheng fought his entire life without achieving.

Therefore, Jiuyun Shuang’s continuous achievements filled Jiuyun Zheng with excitement, and when he first received news of his son’s great victory, Jiuyun Zheng was unable to sleep for two nights out of excitement, even granting rewards to everyone in his household.

Of course, Jiuyun Shuang also received bad news which was unbearably heavy for him.

During the campaign, his good brother Ziyan was surrounded in a battle due to a breach of the flag formation. He was surrounded by enemies and after fighting desperately for several hours, his power exhausted, he heroically died in battle.

This incident dealt a heavy blow to Jiuyun Shuang because when Ziyan was trapped in the enemy formation, Jiuyun Shuang was at the main formation, personally witnessing his brother being surrounded.

But as the highest commander of the flag formation, he couldn’t leave the formation to rescue Ziyan, only able to watch helplessly as he was swallowed by the enemy swarm.

Ziyan, understanding the larger picture, even amidst the enemy formation, shouted to Jiuyun Shuang to maintain formation and not act rashly, ultimately dying valiantly.

Carrying grief in his heart, Jiuyun Shuang continued to throw himself into the fight. Over the next month, he completely pacified the three Yipa tribes, exceeding the task entrusted to him by the Wen Family Court.

At this point, the war on the northwest frontier of the Dongsheng Empire was essentially concluded. The Wen Family Court, leveraging the newly assembled army, defeated the once-mighty Yipa Grassland cavalry, allowing the Northern Province to enjoy lasting peace.

As for the northeastern battle against the Beichang Empire, there really isn’t much to say, because it involved little technical skill.

At the start of the war, the Beichang Empire customarily amassed heavy troops in the northern regions, waiting to replicate the Snow Boundary Pass disaster once the Dongsheng army crossed.

But to their surprise, the Dongsheng army didn’t plan any ground advance, opting instead to cross the sea via Kunzhou. Before the Beichang forces could react, several fortresses and cities were captured, and before the Beichang forces returned to shield the mainland, solidified their foothold.

With the return of the Beichang forces, under the leadership of Gaofeng Yang, the Dongsheng army began executing a leapfrogging tactic using the captured cities and fortresses as bases, forcing the Beichang forces into a relentless struggle.

Meanwhile, the Gaofeng Family army from Yun State also engaged from the Snow Boundary Pass, coordinating with Gaofeng Yang’s strategy to tie down the Beichang forces’ active units.

After a back-and-forth struggle, the main Beichang forces, weary from the incessant running, were completely wiped out in less than a month, and Gaofeng Yang immediately led the fleet to the capital of the Beichang Empire, officially launching the capital campaign.

Despite the Kunzhou support, the Beichang forces resisted fiercely. The Dongsheng army, though brave and valiant, suffered over ten thousand casualties.

Meanwhile, the Wen Family Court in the rear continued to steadily supply personnel to the front lines. A strange aspect was that the reinforcements were not directly sent to the front via Kunzhou but were first sent to Yun State for deployment by the Gaofeng Family Patriarch.

If the Wen Family Court’s approach in the Northern Province could be considered routine, then including Yun State indicates that the Wen Family Court had gone mad.

Since the Northern and Yun states were crucial border territories of the Dongsheng Empire, the Wen Family Court’s laxness allowed the State Clans in these regions to hold an enormous amount of military power.

In this setting, as the Wen Family Court continued to increase troop deployment in both provinces, allowing the State Clan Patriarchs free rein over these forces, it appears they were encouraging rebellion, leaving people to wonder about the true intentions of the Wen Family Court.

However, as a political group ruling the East Prosperity Nine States for over two centuries, the Wen Family Court might have a single fool among them, but never all at once.

Clearly, the Wen Family Court’s urgent request to reinforce troops and quickly conclude external conflicts suggested a serious internal issue.

This problem seemed to be occurring in Shengyuan Qilan, under the very reign of Emperor Wu.

Shengjing

As the Wen Family Court’s new troops departed, the forces lurking in the capital city also began to stir. The Forbidden Army, patrolling vigilantly day and night, enforced stringent curfews to barely maintain order.

However, as the frontlines delivered continuous triumphs, this restive force realized that without action, their years of effort might be wasted, and everything would fade away.

So, even under tight surveillance by the Wen Family Court, they had to act. Regardless, they would not sit idly by and watch this golden opportunity slip through their fingers.

Beneath the calm surface, a turbulent current was starting to rise. As the Wen Family Court’s garrison forces left a void, these individuals began their move.