440 War in the Eas (1/2)

Yun Yang was indeed overwrought with the current situation but he could do nothing about it.

Facing such a formidable foe, it was already tough enough to see if he could save himself and whether he could remain hidden lest he be killed. Escaping or even winning the battle? Well, those were merely wild wishes.

What should he do now?

”We won't bear the massive responsibility of a dynasty's rise and fall, but trapping you here is enough to ensure that will happen.”

It was still Mr. Nian's voice, but he was chortling triumphantly this time as if everything was within his grasp. That wasn't very far from the truth, all things considered.

Yun Yang could only endure it without moving, endure it perennially until his energy was all used up, until he could no longer keep going.

There was no solution to his current plight.

Yun Yang was already feeling pins and needles, but he had no way out!

…

On the battlefield at the eastern border, the army Han Sanhe had planted stretched dozens of miles long, like a black tide that swept everything away, wherever they went.

The Empire of Dongxua's main troop was moving very slowly.

All the water sources along their way fell into their control; they did not miss a single one. The ground near the battleground had been cleaned up to ensure that all the trees and plants within the field of vision were removed; even some of the higher hills were forcefull leveled out by the ace cultivators on Han Sanhe's instructions.

Dongxuan's base was arranged into a large fan shape, with a concave formed in the middle. The troop moved forward while maintaining such a formation. In addition, all the nozzle areas along their journey were enlarged.

Although the conspiracies were a collaboration among the four countries to trap Supreme Cloud in Ziyou, Han Sanhe would never grow careless as Dayuan's marshal. The formation he had set up now was specifically to target as well as defend against the Nine Supremes!

Whether it was wind, cloud, thunder, water, or flame, no one could hope to breach a gap here. If Supreme Cloud were to meet his demise in Ziyou, that would be great; otherwise, there would be no place for him to strike even if he made it to the battlefield.

At least, there was hardly a chance he could deal as much massive damage as he had in the past.

Those who had arrived and were formally fighting with Fu Baoguo on the official battlefield were only Zhan Ge's two-hundred-thousand-man army!

Both sides had been at a standstill for a long, long time.

…

Fu Baoguo remained calm and collected throughout the entire ordeal; he had been stable and efficient, steady like a mountain.

He would pick a certain period every day to gather his generals together and have a light-hearted conversation with them. He looked completely at ease, not at all concerned about his opponent or this war.

Still, his expression would turn into a tight frown when he was alone, filled with worry and misgivings.

Dongxuan's Zhan Ge was only his warm-up exercise; the real test was yet to come. That being said, the current state was already heated and exceptionally fervent!

Zhan Ge's troops had never entered the main battlefield, only deploying a small portion of their manpower to cause mischief and disruption. However, he would send the army for an aggressive battle every other day, but they would draw back immediately after some time, without reluctance.

Fu Baoguo knew that Zhan Ge was but expending his available force bit by bit, causing his troops to tire out and making the situation a favorable one when Han Sanhe's army finally got here. Understanding it was one thing, but it was another thing to retaliate; there was nothing he could do except to react passively and play into the enemy's hands.

As for Han Sanhe's delayed arrival, he must be exhausting all sort of tricks to prevent and counter the Nine Supremes' ambushes along his way.

Fu Baoguo had employed a similar tactic as well!

The mountains on the left and right of the Fortress of Resilience had all been cleared by Fu Baoguo. Even the stones had been moved into the fort as a reserve supply.

The mountains nearby had been deforested as well, but the forests beyond that had not been cleared. Instead, he had sent his soldiers to whittle them into sharp trunks half a man tall. They were jam-packed with traps within the mountains, making sure that the geography would not assist Dongxuan's attack.

For thousands of miles, Fu Baoguo had embedded no less than a hundred thousand traps. The land and forest had basically become a beehive of deadly pitfalls, bristling with death.

The east side of Yutang faced the Empire of Dongxuan directly while Dongxuan's military strength was at the peak of the current time; they even had the first-ranked marshal of the continent, Han Sanhe, as their main driving force. The east border had always been Yutang's most concentrated side, in terms of military disposition.

Now, both sides of the battlefield were guarded heavily by armored soldiers. Yutang's three hundred and fifty thousand man army was arranged into a wing-shaped formation by Fu Baoguo, the defenses were thick like a steel bucket from all around; it could be said that it was impossible to penetrate and flawless.

However, the formation was only suitable under normal circumstances or common situations. Once Han Sanhe's main battalion arrived, a head-on war would destroy most of Fu Baoguo's traps and setups!