Chapter 980 - Making a Bet! (1/2)
Chapter 980: Making a Bet!
As the situation at the border became more and more dire, Ye Qingcheng’s army marched faster and faster. On the twentieth day after departing from the capital, they arrived at the first border fortress – Moonbright Fortress, known as the Shield of Moonlight!
Their arrival was a boost of reassurance for the panicking fortress, so much so that it made the soldiers there overlook the existence of the male troops.
Of course, there were men at the border, but they only had one role – cannon fodder. In other words, they were only a suicide squad.
“What’s the situation?”
In the main building of Moonbright Fortress, all the officers had gathered. Each face was lit up with a hope that hadn’t been seen in a long time as Ye Qingcheng had become their spiritual support.
“Reporting to Your Majesty, the Sacks haven’t made any new moves so far. After the seven fortresses fell, they stopped showing any intentions to fight. We tried to attack several times, they only defended, but their defense is… perfect.”
The speaker was the current border grand general, Tan Yueru, an Exquisite Rank puppet master. She was one of the very few puppet masters in Moonlight who weren’t royalty but were allowed to practice the Moon God Technique.
“Looks like they want to occupy the entire Northern Border region. If my speculation isn’t wrong, they should have begun to brainwash the soldiers in the fallen fortresses,” Bai Xiaofei couldn’t resist putting in his opinion.
Instantly, all eyes shifted to him.
“What are you?! You think this is an occasion where you can speak?!” reprimanded Tan Yueru icily, anger written all over her face. If it weren’t that Ye Qingcheng was present, she would have ordered for Bai Xiaofei to be dragged out and executed.
“This is Deputy Commander Bai, in charge of commanding men at the border,” Ye Qingcheng tried to keep her tone as indifferent as possible when saying this.
However, the people in the room were still horrified by her words. Commanding men?! What use do men have?!
“Now is not the time to talk about this. I’ll explain later,” Ye Qingcheng interrupted when she saw that the officers were about to throw questions. Then, she asked, “How’s the investigation of the enemy’s troops’ layout?”
Tan Yueru retracted her glare from Bai Xiaofei and reported, “The total number of troops in all seven fortresses is roughly eight hundred thousand, among which the nearest to us, Divine Light and Brilliance, each has nearly two hundred thousand. Moreover, after our recent probes, their defenses have shown to become increasingly stronger.”
For the people present, all of this was bad news.
“Eight hundred thousand troops. Someone really integrated all the major tribes of the Sacks.” Ye Qingcheng revealed a troubled look. Every generation of Moonlight emperor was worried about the arrival of such a day, but she never thought it would come during her reign. Contemplating for a while, her expression grew serious as she gave out an order, “Inform the remaining five fortresses to each mobilize fifty thousand troops and prepare to advance toward the Divine Light Fortress!”
What the border matter urgently needed was an inspiring victory, so she had to do whatever it took to realize it!