Chapter 2146 - 2131: Unconventional Move

Chapter 2146: Chapter 2131: Unconventional Move

To be honest, as a military leader, Ye Zhen prefers attacking, attacking, and then more attacking, transforming aggression into the best defense.

However, that’s under circumstances where the strength of both parties is roughly equal.

If the difference in forces is too great, actively attacking would be taking a risky gamble.

That is known as taking a dangerous move in battle!

But this time, the disparity in forces is too vast, not just in numbers.

There is also a significant gap in the overall strength of the troops.

Especially considering that the Seventh Crown Prince of the Demon Emperor, Congyun, brought along the Crown Prince Guard this time, where the soldiers’ lowest cultivation level is early-stage Divine Communication Realm.

In Ye Zhen’s Heavenly Wave Army of North Sea, a cultivation of early-stage Divine Communication Realm can already qualify them as an intermediate or higher officer.

Both in terms of quantity and strength, they present an overwhelming force!

Therefore, even though Ye Zhen has the advantage of a strong city and can rely on the Blood River Fortress for defense, the situation is very grim, with a high possibility of being conquered.

Thus, Ye Zhen is left with only one path—achieve victory through a surprise strategy!

Deploy unexpected troops!

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Dahua Slope.

The origin of this name is unverifiable; countless years of warfare have eliminated any traces of human habitation here.

However, this place with good visibility and a water source has become the temporary camp for the Vanguard Legion of the Demon Clan.

For this millennium-long war, the Demon Clan divided their first wave of forces attacking Blood River Fortress into four corps: Vanguard, Left Wing, Right Wing, and Central Army.

The 400,000-strong army, sprawling across the land, occupies a vast area, so the camps of the four corps—Vanguard, Left Wing, Right Wing, and Central Army—are spaced a hundred miles apart.

This is both for the convenience of setting up camps and to alleviate the pressure on water resources.

Moreover, with each corps camping a hundred miles apart, the distance can be covered by the elite experts of the army in just ten breaths from responding to reaching the destination.

For the entire army, providing mutual support and assistance, the time is only about one or two hundred breaths.

In some respects, this kind of camp arrangement is considered flawless.

Through countless years of accumulated battle experience, the combat expertise of the Demon Clan has become incredibly enriched.

And the Vanguard Legion, consisting of 80,000 troops, is stationed at Dahua Slope.

The Vanguard Legion is mainly composed of a small number of Shadow Demons, some Bull Demons, Four-Armed Naga, Bone Demons, and other high-level demons, along with large numbers of Spider Demons, Snake Demons, Iron-armored Demon Group, etc., possessing considerable combat power.

However, at this moment, the Corps Marshal of the Vanguard Legion, Four-Armed Naga Yishang, is somewhat worried.

Originally, his Shadow Demon squad failed in previous actions, while in subsequent battles, his colleagues have achieved a pile of military achievements.

But before he could exert himself, Seventh Prince Congyun stopped him.

This left him feeling quite helpless.

Even if they manage to conquer Blood River Fortress with the arriving army brought by Seventh Prince Congyun, the military achievements he could earn would be pitifully little.

However, there is a saying that the Demon Emperor’s lifespan is nearing its end, which explains the simultaneous deployment of three crown princes to the front line, hinting at the Demon Emperor’s intention to test the abilities of these three princes.

It is said that the battle achievements of the three crown princes this time are crucial for the future struggle for the throne!

If he could seize the opportunity to become close to Seventh Prince Congyun, the significance and value to him and his family would be immensely important.

Therefore, he is being very obedient.

Seventh Prince Congyun issued an order for him to stand by and wait for the army to unite, and so he stayed put.

Nevertheless, as a commander who has been on the front line for decades, he remains extremely vigilant.

Even though he knows that the possibility of the Military Forces of Great Zhou attacking them is low, he has still sent out numerous patrols and Shadow Demons to guard against possible surprise attacks.

Currently, he is pondering how to distinguish himself among many generals eager to showcase themselves before Seventh Prince Congyun.

As for the security of the camp, he feels assured!

The many precautions are not in vain.

And in no more than five hours, the army of Lord Congyun will be able to join them!

Before the merger, he must come up with a striking strategy to breach Blood River Fortress.

As the night deepens, snores gradually arise within the Vanguard Army’s camp.

For most demons whose cultivation hasn’t broken through to the Divine Communication Realm, just like the Human Clan, they require some rest daily to maintain adequate physical strength and combat power.

However, the surrounding sentry posts provide these demon warriors with the guarantee to rest assuredly.

Three hundred miles away, amidst the dark clouds, Big Ears Nie Ting is riding on Ye Zhen’s Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten, with ears constantly moving rapidly.

"Grand Marshal, the location of the enemy Vanguard Army’s Commander’s Tent has been confirmed! The positions of the sentry posts along the attack route, both hidden and revealed, have been recorded completely!

Additionally, there are three places where Shadow Demon squads are patrolling, and they must be eliminated first!" Big Ears Nie Ting continually marks positions on the Military Spiritual Map.

Receiving the marked positions from Big Ears Nie Ting, Ye Zhen casually hands them over to Niu Er.

"Within twenty breaths, lead your Heavenly Patrol Divine Generals and Heavenly Patrol Hunters to silently eliminate the enemies in these positions. Can you handle it?"

For this surprise attack, Ye Zhen can be said to have used up all means, not only bringing Big Ears but also taking Niu Er along.

Niu Er hesitates for a moment and points to a place, saying, "Grand Marshal, it’s possible, but here, simultaneously taking down over two hundred people, we cannot guarantee that there won’t be any accident?"

"Go ahead, here, I’ll let the Little Demon keep an eye on things for you!"

In the next instant, imperceptible space fluctuations flash by one by one, and five hundred Heavenly Patrol Hunters, including Niu Er, along with five Heavenly Patrol Divine Generals, vanish simultaneously.

For this surprise attack, Ye Zhen brought out more than half of the Heavenly Patrol Hunters.

Heavenly Patrol Hunters are the best scouts and also the best assassins!

In the void under the night sky, countless invisible Void Blades silently pierce into the back of the head, top of the head, and forehead of Demon Clan soldiers. A slight turn of the Void Blade shreds the skull to pieces.

A demon leader of early-stage Dark Palace Realm lets his Innate Divine Soul escape, yet as soon as it escapes, a cold Talisman Light flashes, completely devouring his Innate Divine Soul.

That is the Soul Sealing Talisman from Ancestor God Temple, specially crafted to devour and seal Innate Divine Souls.

Everything is proceeding as planned.

The only unexpected is the patrol team of over two hundred that Niu Er worried about in advance. Due to its location, there were two demon soldiers who couldn’t be dealt with immediately, suddenly seeing their companions die inexplicably.

In an instant of terror-filled expressions, they were about to send an alert.

But at that moment, two wooden thorns directly sprang from a small grass on the ground, bursting the two heads into bloody pulp instantly.

"Kitten, Cloud Gathering!"

"Achou, large-scale Illusion Technique enhancement!"

"Move forward!"

Following Ye Zhen’s command, the six thousand troops hidden within the clouds swiftly advanced towards the Vanguard Camp under the cover of boundless dark clouds.

However, externally, nothing abnormal could be detected.

At a glance, it was just endless clouds that wouldn’t disperse.

The original patrol team of two hundred continued their routine under the clouds.

"Zheng Dangshi, twenty breaths later, launch continuous, coverage attacks!"

"Nie Ting, I need your Divine Skills support!"

As Big Ears and Zheng Dangshi nodded, Ye Zhen’s figure suddenly vanished into thin air.

Meanwhile, the rolling dark clouds began advancing rapidly toward the front camp.

Within the Vanguard Army of the Demon Clan, soldiers guarding the camp wall stared at the approaching, surging dark clouds with some trepidation.

"Is this weather about to bring another blizzard?"

"Go, inform the leader, the weather is changing!"

As this message starts to be reported through layers within the Demon Clan army, the rolling clouds quickly approached within ten miles of the Vanguard Camp!

Inside the Commander’s Tent of the Vanguard Camp, Corps Marshal Four-Armed Naga Yishang was tirelessly revising his attack plan.

Suddenly, Yishang’s gaze sharply turned towards the ground of the Commander’s Tent; he suddenly sensed an unusual power fluctuation there.