Chapter 304: A Thousand Mile Rush Assault

General, as the saying goes, one drum raises morale, the second wanes, the third exhausts.

Gu Han clasped his fists, speaking in a deep voice,

"Our army has just taken Dan Ren Cheng; now is the time when morale is at its highest!"

"If we can march and attack nearby Wang Ye Cheng now, we will surely take it in one fell swoop!"

Upon hearing this, all the generals looked shocked.

They had just taken Dan Ren Cheng, yet their morale remained high.

But soldiers are not tireless machines.

It is impossible to just keep turning.

People need rest!

After several hours of fierce battle, where do they still have the strength to continue attacking?

As a veteran general in the army, Guan Zhen naturally understood this principle.

He furrowed his brow, speaking in a deep voice,

"Now the troops are exhausted; even at full speed from here to Wang Ye Cheng, it would take at least three hours!"

"Marching for three hours will surely drain the troops' strength, making prolonged battle impossible!"

"To capture Wang Ye Cheng is surely no easy task."

"Let's set this aside for now and discuss it after the troops have rested."

From beginning to end, Guan Zhen never said he would seek orders from the court before launching another attack.

If Ben Lang Guo and Jian Chi State are now living in peace.

then as the Mu Shan General, he naturally cannot arbitrarily lead troops to attack Wang Ye Cheng.

But once the fighting between Mu Shan Cheng and Dan Ren Cheng began, the border between the two nations was already as hostile as fire and water.

The Mu Shan army's taking of Dan Ren Cheng today is also justified.

Even if we continue to attack Wang Ye Cheng, we will not be blamed!

Therefore, what Guan Zhen considers is still the troops' physical condition.

A night-long rush to the foot of Wang Ye Cheng.

Even if we take Wang Ye Cheng, the troops will surely suffer heavy losses!

For Guan Zhen, military merit, although important,

but we cannot joke with the soldiers' lives!

"General, there are messengers coming and going daily between the cities of the border passes."

Seeing Guan Zhen still hesitating, Gu Han spoke in a deep voice,

"If we wait for the troops to rest well, I fear Wang Ye Cheng's side will already have heard the news of Dan Ren Cheng's fall and strengthened its defenses."

"By then, even if we lead our troops out, we will likely find it hard to capture Wang Ye Cheng!"

Having said that, Gu Han suddenly changed the subject,

"Moreover, by then Jian Chi State will also have a reason to summon Martial Sovereigns from within the country to interfere in the battlefield!"

Some things, although they are unwritten rules,

but if no one speaks up, they can still be broken!

For example, Guan Zhen's identity as a Martial Sovereign, if he waits until after leaving, he will certainly be unable to continue intervening in the border conflicts.

But if he continues to attack Wang Ye Cheng before being transferred,

then no one will know that Guan Zhen has reached Martial Sovereign!

Upon hearing this, Guan Zhen immediately smiled knowingly, pointing at Gu Han and giving a bitter laugh,

"I thought you, this Fellow, were always righteous, but I never expected you to be full of bad ideas!"

Gu Han hehehed a laugh, feeling no shame at all.

Before, staying at the Mu Shan border, being able to slaughter enemies without restraint greatly benefited his strength increase.

But now he has reached Martial Ancestor.

These enemies, at most Martial Ancestor, even if all slain, would provide Gu Han only a drop in the bucket of Qi Blood and attributes.

Destroying a single city is nowhere near as rewarding as beheading a Martial Sovereign!

Therefore, Gu Han had long decided that after returning to Mu Shan Cheng this time, he would leave soon.

He now makes this proposal merely wanting, while he is still here, to help Mu Shan Cheng's old friends.

"But with my own strength alone, wanting to take a city is still somewhat strained."

Guan Zhen pondered for a moment, then spoke lightly.

Even in his view, it is only somewhat difficult, not impossible!

"But if that were the case, if someone later came to investigate, they would surely discover it."

He just now, with his own strength, killed Xiao Yuanshan, although that was also the power of a Martial Sovereign.

However, between Martial Ancestor peaks, designing to behead the opponent is also not impossible.

But Martial Ancestor peak attacking a city, that would be a bit delusional.

"Unless, Gu Han, you also take action."

Guan Zhen's gaze fell upon Gu Han.

From the earlier Mu Shan Cheng battle, and later the Zhong Cheng battle.

Guan Zhen could see that Gu Han is absolutely a person who leads from the front.

But Gu Han, however, in the recent Dan Ren Cheng battle, did not lift a hand at all.

This completely does not match his understanding of Gu Han.

Therefore, even if Guan Zhen hasn't heard about the events in Han Shan Cheng.

He could also guess that Gu Han's current strength is absolutely not comparable to before he left!

If Gu Han takes action, capturing Wang Ye City will surely be as easy as turning over one's hand!

How could Gu Han fail to guess Guan Zhen's thoughts?

"If everyone encounters danger, I will naturally not stand by idly."

"However, if it's just normal casualties, for the soldiers this is also normal war."

War inevitably involves deaths!

If the soldiers of the Mu Shan Army encounter danger and Gu Han steps in to resolve the crisis...

Then, once Gu Han leaves, the soldiers will still maintain their original dependence.

In the short term, the soldiers' casualties have decreased significantly.

But from a long-term perspective, it undoubtedly increases the possibility of encountering danger in the future.

"I naturally understand this."

Guan Zhen nodded, turning his head to look at Zhou Kuan beside him,

"Old Zhou, give the order now: the fire-team soldiers quickly light fires and cook food, so everyone can quickly fill their stomachs and attack Wang Ye City!"

Zhou Kuan promptly accepted the command and withdrew; the other commanders also returned to their respective camps, beginning to urge the soldiers to rest as soon as possible.

And Gu Han, together with Little Wolf, went out into the wilderness.

Relying on Little Wolf's racial suppression, thousands of wolf-type demon beasts lowered their heads in submission, following Little Wolf back to the camp.

When the guards responsible for defending the Third Camp saw that huge black mass of wolf-type demon beasts rushing over, they all turned pale.

"Oh no, demon beasts are coming to attack the camp!"

However, just as the guards cried out in alarm, they saw that at the forefront of the demon beast horde was a familiar face!

"General?"

The guards of the Third Camp instantly beamed with joy.

Although they didn't know why the general was mixed with these demon beasts.

But under Gu Han's resource offensive, in the hearts of everyone in the Third Camp, Gu Han is the supreme existence.

As long as the general is present, even a beast tide is nothing to fear!

"These are the mounts I brought for you!"

Gu Han had already earlier sent word back, telling everyone in the Third Camp to rest as soon as possible, and soon they would attack Wang Ye City.

But they didn't know that Gu Han had personally gone out to find mounts for them!

"Later on the road we'll probably have to expend a lot of effort; I'll first equip our Third Camp's people with mounts."

Gu Han smiled and had people bring these wolf-type demon beasts back into the camp,

"Pick the remaining mounts, then hand them over to the people of the other camps to collect."

This time, for the thousand‑mile rush to Wang Ye City, there's no need to bring logistics and auxiliary troops.

Although the Third Camp's combat soldiers still number several thousand, the wolf-type demon beasts Gu Han brought back are enough to provide two mounts per person!

This guarantees that the Third Camp's combat soldiers, when they reach the front lines of Wang Ye City, will still retain their combat strength!