Chapter 607

"The Chilperi Kingdom once discovered an ancient ruin; perhaps there is some incredible treasure inside. As for the second possibility mentioned by Legion Commander Lord Xuan, I personally think the probability is not high."

"Even if the enemy comes to invade, as long as we hold Colin Fortress for a few days, other legions can wipe out the coalition of the two kingdoms. At that time, we can turn our guns around with the Chilperi Kingdom's army and kill the invaders instead!"

"What do you think, Legion Commander Lord Xuan?"

The Third Imperial Prince, Li Chun, stated his analysis and looked at Lord Xuan Lord Xuan Wuji.

"Hmm, unless the enemy can destroy Colin Fortress in an instant, even holding it for just a day or two is our victory."

After hearing the Third Imperial Prince's analysis, Lord Xuan Lord Xuan Wuji felt much more relieved, but there was still a faint sense of potential danger. If the enemy could destroy Colin Fortress in an instant, then they might all be buried in the Chilperi Kingdom.

"Yan Liu, you stay behind with 100,000 soldiers to guard Colin Fortress. No one is allowed to enter or leave the gate... If enemy troops come to invade, report to me immediately, and at the same time, hold Colin Fortress to the death!"

"Yes, General! I will swear to defend Colin Fortress with my life!"

Yan Liu knelt on the ground, swearing with his life!

"Your Highness, we should set off too!"

The unease in Lord Xuan Lord Xuan Wuji's heart made him restless and anxious.

Only by resolving the crisis of the Taki Kingdom and Leidon Kingdom coalition as soon as possible could he truly relax.

"Hmm, it's better to set off early."

The Thunder Shadow Legion had taken away 50,000 cavalry, and now they had left 100,000 troops to guard Colin Fortress, with 50,000 remaining. They could travel light and move even faster.

Even so, it would take them at least 5 or 6 days to arrive.

Because they had another more important task, which was to march along the food supply route and cut off the coalition's food supplies.

Two days later, the main general of the coalition, who was about to capture the southern city of Si'erwen, received the bad news that their rear food supplies had been cut off. Not only that, Colin Fortress had been occupied by the Emperor Tianwu Empire, and 100,000 troops had been left to guard it. At the same time, the cavalry of the Empire's Thunder Shadow Legion would appear in their rear, conservatively estimated at a number of at least 200,000.

This time, the Emperor Tianwu Empire had dispatched at least 350,000, or even 400,000 troops. Their numbers seemed no weaker than theirs, and their combined combat strength far exceeded theirs.

And having fought until now, of their initial 300,000-strong army, the actual number of soldiers capable of fighting was now less than 200,000, with more being wounded soldiers stationed in the cities they had already captured.

This was a major crisis!

At night, in the coalition camp.

The main generals of the two kingdoms secretly used special ultra-long-distance communication equipment to contact the Holy Kingdom personnel who had secretly planned with them in the beginning.

"Damn it, you told me at the beginning that the Emperor Tianwu Empire would send at most 100,000 troops! But now? A full 400,000-strong army! And where are your people?"

Their food supplies were cut off, and what remained couldn't even last a day. According to the original plan, there should have been enough food in the southern city of Si'erwen they were about to capture, but now, if they rationed it, it should last two days. The failure to capture the southern city of Si'erwen after a long siege had made morale somewhat low, and now that there were problems with food supplies, morale would inevitably be even lower.

The Emperor Tianwu Empire's army was also encircling them from the rear; within five days, they would definitely be wiped out!

"I really don't know how the King believed your nonsense at the beginning. Damn it, damn it, damn it!" The furious Taki Kingdom general smashed the table beside him with a punch. ...

Although the Leidon Kingdom general was anxious, he hadn't lost his cool like the Taki general.

The resistance of the southern city of Si'erwen was harder to crack than they had imagined, which must be because they knew the news of the Empire's support, which had raised hope in their hearts.

If they couldn't capture it, it would be their turn to perish.

"The two generals need not worry. The Holy Kingdom's coalition has already arrived outside Colin Fortress. We used an ultra-long-distance magic array to come, and we possess mobile super-magic cannons. Colin Fortress can be taken in an instant... As for support, we have already dispatched the Flying Dragon Legion in advance to provide support, and they have brought enough food, which can completely alleviate your pressure."

"Please wait patiently. Stationing in the southern city of Si'erwen might become a good choice for you."

"I hope everything you say can be realized!"

"Of course, I swear in the name of God, all guarantees made by the Holy Kingdom are valid!"

"Heh."

After the Taki general sneered, he ended the ultra-long-distance communication directly.

The Leidon general on the side was somewhat puzzled. They could have discussed more details, so why did the Taki general end the contact so hastily? One had to know that the cost of ultra-long-distance communication was not small.

"These damn conspirators, if it weren't for some deal reached with the King, we wouldn't have come here to die!"

Even now, even if support and food would arrive, the Taki general remained relentless.

How could one not be angry at the feeling of being used as bait and potentially dying at any moment?

"Be patient, we won't necessarily die! This is all part of the grand plan!"

"Bullshit grand plan, bullshit holy war. Isn't it just wanting to take the opportunity to invade the Emperor Tianwu Empire? Bah, hypocrites."

Did he not know about those hypocrites from the Holy Kingdom?

The East possessed more natural resources, as well as various ancient secret treasures that alchemists dreamed of. Being close to the magical beast area, it could produce various rare resources every year that the Western kingdoms couldn't imagine. By contrast, although the Western kingdoms also developed many resources, the share each kingdom received was undoubtedly very small.

As the leader of the alliance, the Holy Kingdom occupied the largest share, but these things couldn't satisfy their endless desires at all.

Consequently, these hypocrites used the name of faith to launch a so-called holy war.

"The kingdoms you and I are in will also get a share, so why should we worry?"

"If it were really that smooth, that would be fine. You don't understand the Emperor Tianwu Empire at all!"

17

The Leidon general's persuasion couldn't convince the Taki general of the terror in his heart.

This was inevitable, because the Taki general had once seen the terror of the Emperor Tianwu Empire with his own eyes.

"A prosperous dynasty that has stood in the East for thousands of years—if it were really that easy to trip up, it wouldn't have stood here. You must know, they were the first kingdom to establish a human dynasty from the ancient dark ages!"

"The current era is different. Look at it more openly. If you are too comfortable for too long, you will lose your fighting spirit!"

Like their Western kingdoms, weren't they fighting openly and secretly every year? Fighting made their bodies and wills stronger, and desire made them better at knowing how to trade off!

The Leidon general knew he couldn't persuade the Taki general, but he had to try.

Otherwise, problems might arise within the coalition before they met the Holy Kingdom's support.

One day later, the Holy Kingdom's Flying Dragon Legion successfully arrived at the coalition's position. Although there were only 5,000 of them, they brought enough food to support the army for a day, and morale improved. The air force was also an important evaluation standard for a kingdom's combat strength.

Among the Western kingdoms, only the wealthy Holy Kingdom dared to have a Flying Dragon Legion.

With the addition of the Flying Dragon Legion, the coalition captured the southern city of Si'erwen in less than half a day. Duke Simon of the Chilperi Kingdom was forced to flee in a panic with his remaining legions. In his haste, he couldn't even transfer the large amount of food in the southern city of Si'erwen and had to burn it all. Fortunately, the coalition arrived in time to extinguish the fire and save most of the food, which was enough for the army to hold out for more than a week!

On the other side, late that night, in the jungle outside Colin Fortress, a white pillar of light suddenly shot into the sky, faintly accompanied by the chanting of weak hymns.

Seeing such an anomaly, Yan Liu immediately had the space Class Mage contact the space Class Mage beside Lord Xuan Lord Xuan Wuji remotely, sending a simple report about the anomaly outside the city. Because he was worried that the enemy might adopt the same siege strategy as their own side.

Therefore, Yan Liu did not send scouts out to investigate the situation, but he sensed violent spatial fluctuations and the white pillar of light, suspecting that an army had arrived outside Colin Fortress through ultra-long-distance spatial teleportation.

It was the same scene as when they teleported from within the Empire to outside Rock Fortress.

Upon receiving the news, Lord Xuan Lord Xuan Wuji could only tell Yan Liu to strengthen patrols and keep a strict watch. His face turned quite ugly within a few seconds. After thinking about it, he added a note that if they encountered an irresistible, huge crisis, they could abandon the defense of Colin Fortress.

After sending the letter, Lord Xuan Lord Xuan Wuji sighed, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said in his heart: "The thing I worried about most has happened after all."

The Third Imperial Prince, Li Chun, on the side was also silent. He was right beside him, so he saw the content of the letter and the content of Lord Xuan Lord Xuan Wuji's reply.

"What do we do now?"

The Third Imperial Prince, Li Chun's always relaxed face couldn't help but show some caution now. His hands, which had always been relaxed at his sides, were now clenching weakly. Feeling the power in his body, he had a sense of reality.

He had thought he was just coming to pick up cheap gains and build a career, because this Chilperi Kingdom matter was something he had intentionally allowed to happen. But now, he suddenly realized that there seemed to be an opponent behind this that he knew nothing about, pushing the situation of the entire battlefield.

He was just a fish attracted at the beginning, a link in the chess game. He wanted to use the Chilperi Kingdom matter to achieve his own goals, not knowing that he had been calculated by the enemy instead.

But things had reached this point, and he seemed to have no way back.

"The coalition of the Taki Kingdom and Leidon Kingdom will definitely station themselves in the southern city of Si'erwen, waiting for reinforcements to arrive. And we must find Lei Yi as soon as possible to join up, and then report this matter to His Majesty."

"After that, either adapt to circumstances or sit and wait for reinforcements!"

However, Lord Xuan Lord Xuan Wuji didn't say one thing: since the enemy let them occupy Colin Fortress, they must have a way to overturn the defense of Colin Fortress in an instant.