Chapter 829: Chapter 829
Capítulo 829: Chapter 18: Invading the Wilderness, Deploying the General
The third day after the formal establishment of the Savage Killing Army.
There was significant movement in the Northern Territory!
Five major cities and twenty-one military towns simultaneously dispatched troops, with a total of 50,000 border troops gathering on a large scale at the border.
This move naturally attracted the attention of the Northern Barbarian Seventeen Clans, and scouts from both sides have already started frequent skirmishes.
However, the Northern Border Army had previously conducted such large-scale maneuvers, so the Northern Barbarian Seventeen Clans were not overly anxious for the time being.
Until more than 12,000 Green Frost Army soldiers mobilized fully, all rushing to the border!
This made the Northern Barbarian Seventeen Clans have to pay attention.
Just over 50,000 border troops, even if they all charged into the wilderness jungle, wouldn’t make a big splash.
The Northern Barbarian Seventeen Clans might even have the opportunity to annihilate them completely!
But the Green Frost Army was different.
A thousand-man level army corresponds to Grandmaster combat power, a five thousand-man level formation can already directly contend with a Martial Saint, True Monarch.
A ten thousand level formation then has the power to siege and kill Peak Strong Persons!
However, since the founding of the Da Lan Dynasty, apart from the Grand Ancestor Emperor, no Emperor has ever dispatched the Green Frost Army deep into the wilderness for battle.
The Green Frost Army’s combat power is certainly astounding, capable of ending a significant battle quickly and sweeping through thousands of troops decisively!
But if the battle line is stretched, and the timeline of a campaign is extended, once the Green Frost Army is caught in prolonged warfare, the situation becomes unfavorable.
Whether it’s the soldiers or the Sha Qi on their bodies, there’s attrition, and once their number falls below a certain limit, or if the Sha Qi on their bodies is too heavily depleted, the combat power of the Green Frost Army will be greatly diminished!
The Northern Barbarian Seventeen Clans won’t foolishly gather everyone together to fight head-on with the Green Frost Army; they will certainly utilize the terrain for constant attrition, playing to their strengths in guerrilla warfare.
So even dispatching the Green Frost Army into the wilderness makes it difficult to completely eradicate the Northern Barbarian Seventeen Clans, and on the contrary, there is a risk of the Green Frost Army getting trapped in the wilderness jungle.
Once the Green Frost Army is wiped out, or suffers heavy losses and loses organization, it would be a loss comparable to the rebellion of Qing Xu for the Da Lan Dynasty!
The Da Lan Dynasty has been established for over five hundred years, and it takes the effort of the entire nation just to barely maintain four ten thousand level Imperial Camp Armies.
There are about a dozen Peak Strong Persons in the world, and the court controls only three; in such circumstances, the entire world still must obediently adhere to the rules set by the court.
These four ten thousand level Imperial Camp Armies are the most important reason!
There was once even a Grand Secretary who publicly stated:
As long as these four ten thousand level Imperial Camp Armies remain firmly in the court’s grasp, the Da Lan Dynasty’s territory can remain perpetually stable!
This highlights the importance of these four ten thousand level Imperial Camp Armies.
Since the Grand Ancestor Emperor, no king has dared to lightly send these four Imperial Camp Armies into battle.
Even if these four Imperial Camp Armies do nothing, their mere existence is enough to intimidate the world!
So when the entire Green Frost Army mobilizes to meet and join with those 50,000 elite border troops at the frontier, the Northern Barbarian Seventeen Clans still don’t quite believe that the Da Lan Dynasty would make major moves.
On the border line, the army gathers on a plain.
Ahead lies vast areas of primitive forests and continuous mountains.
50,000 elite border troops form five huge phalanxes, completing their formations on the plain.
Most of these 50,000 men wore light leather armor.
Besides cold weapons, everyone was also carrying firearms.
There were over a hundred large trucks on the plain, loaded with various supplies.
Hundreds of heavy machine guns!
Hundreds of portable mortars!
In this era, there are indeed longer-range, more powerful howitzers, but the terrain of the wilderness meant these weapons couldn’t be transported in, so portable mortars were the most suitable weapons.
The ground suddenly trembled, dust flying in the distance.
A torrent of azure swept from afar towards them.
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The expressions of the 50,000 elite border troops present became solemn.
They knew, the Green Frost Army had arrived!
Soon, the azure torrent rushed onto this plain, forming a long snake formation in front of the five phalanxes.
When the torrent stopped, 12,000 martial artists clad in full azure armor, holding spears with swords at their waists, stood before the 50,000 border troops.
Unlike the elite border troops behind them, they carried no hot weapons because they didn’t need them!
Once the Green Frost Army arrived, Prince Cheng, clad in golden five-clawed dragon scale armor, accompanied by a group of high-ranking Northern Territory generals, ascended a makeshift stage.
Prince Cheng stood at the front, his gaze sweeping over the soldiers below.
He didn’t speak, just stood there looking at everyone for a full minute.
Then he suddenly drew the sword from his waist:
The aura of the Peak Grandmaster erupted, soaring into the sky!
Wind and snow appeared on the plain, ice and frost descending from the heavens.
The next second, 12,000 Green Frost Army members unsheathed their swords almost simultaneously.
Azure light cleaved through the white snow!
Immediately after, 50,000 elite border troops also drew their swords.
Tens of thousands of soldiers shouted in unison:
The sound of the battle cry shook the heavens.
On the plain, the ice and snow dissipated.
Prince Cheng Qin Shixian sheathed his sword, leaving just one final command:
And thus the declaration of war ended.
Following this, the army did not immediately charge into the wilderness but began receiving supplies at the spot.
Meanwhile, a force of over 60,000 was marching grandly towards this plain from behind.
These over 60,000 were civilians conscripted from the Northern Territory, each carrying a large bundle of items containing food, water, and various medicines.